Adaptive management Archives

February 26, 2025

The California Water Commission’s February meeting included a brief presentation by Dr. Lenny Grimaldo, Environmental Director for the State Water...

THE CENTER SQUARE: Newsom, Biden unveil new water plan amid drought, fish protection debate

The Center Square

Water project operations

January 6, 2025

By Madeline Armstrong, The Center Square California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden-Harris Administration reached a long-awaited agreement on the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: New California water permit seeks to balance water delivery with environmental protections

Courthouse News Service

Water project operations

November 5, 2024

Part of the permit’s implementation will include methods for environmental restoration and spawning projects to benefit endangered species like the...

PRESS RELEASE: New operating permit issued for California’s State Water Project to preserve water supply while protecting endangered species

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Fish and wildlife Water project operations

November 5, 2024

A balanced approach is key to benefiting California’s endangered fish species through habitat restoration, improved flow measures, monitoring, and hatchery...

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Contractors applaud California’s use of adaptive management in the Bay-Delta for 2024

State Water Contractors

Water project operations

October 1, 2024

Decision moves away from outdated “Fall X2” provision that isn’t helping Delta smelt populations recover but has significant water costs...

WATER BLUEPRINT FOR THE SJV: Update on Fall X2

Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley

Ecosystems Water project operations

September 21, 2024

From the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley: In August, the Blueprint and the Southern California Water Coalition submitted...

NOAA FISHERIES: The Elwha River restoration: A case study in adaptive management for salmon recovery

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems Science

September 6, 2024

Elwha River restoration project offers valuable insights into the complex ecological processes involved in dam removal and river recovery. By...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 1: Revisiting the Foundations and Planning for the Future

Maven

Delta science

March 31, 2021

Although the 2009 Delta Reform Act now legally requires adaptive management for all restoration efforts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta;...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 2: The Practice of Adaptive Management Planning

Maven

Delta science

March 31, 2021

The session began with Karen Kayfetz, program manager at the Delta Science Program, discussing what it means to practice adaptive...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Implementation of the State Water Project’s Incidental Take Permit

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

December 23, 2020

At the December meeting of the California Water Commission, the commissioners heard a briefing on the implementation of the Incidental...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: Science and adaptive management in action; Integrating past and future monitoring

Maven

Delta science

March 5, 2020

The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast. When complete,...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 4: Case studies from the Bay Delta system

Maven

Delta science

April 25, 2019

Presentations highlight the Montezuma Wetlands Project and the Nigiri Project Adaptive management is widely regarded as an effective approach to...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 3: Challenges and lessons learned with adaptive management in the Bay-Delta

Maven

Delta science Planning and management

April 18, 2019

Panel of Delta project managers discuss how they apply adaptive management in their projects Adaptive management is defined in the...

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 1: Panel shares perspectives on and experience with adaptive management

Maven

Delta science Ecosystems

April 4, 2019

Panelists discuss what adaptive management is in a practical sense and how it can effectively be implemented in the Delta...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Developing a Delta habitat restoration adaptive management program

Maven

Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

October 11, 2018

Presentation covers what is adaptive management, why is it important, and why an adaptive management program is needed Habitat restoration...