NOAA FISHERIES: New wetland monitoring guidelines in San Francisco Bay leverage data to improve science and restoration NOAA Fisheries Delta sciencePlanning and managementScience April 8, 2024Collecting consistent wetland data supports large-scale insights. By NOAA Fisheries Conservation partners, including NOAA Fisheries, have created new guidelines for...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: San Francisco nonprofit asks federal judge to expedite proposed listing of endangered longfin smelt Courthouse News Service Ecosystems April 5, 2024San Francisco Baykeeper has argued that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is past its deadline to propose protected status...
STANFORD NEWS: Balancing water supply resilience and ecology: The Tuolumne River and the Bay Delta Plan Stanford University Policy and regulation March 16, 2024As policymakers consider updates to the Bay-Delta Plan, a Stanford analysis outlines challenges and strategies to support future water security...
PRESS RELEASE: San Francisco dumps millions of gallons of sewage into Bay every year – Baykeeper issues notice to sue San Francisco Baykeeper Water quality March 14, 2024From the San Francisco Baykeeper San Francisco Baykeeper recently issued a notice of intent to take legal action against the San Francisco...
USFWS: Don Edwards NWR relishes progress in San Francisco Bay recovery US Fish and Wildlife Service Ecosystems February 29, 2024Wildlife and people benefit from ongoing restoration By Susan Morse, US Fish & Wildlife Service Twenty years after a complex,...
USGS: San Francisco Bay Shallow Water Strategic Placement Pilot Project USGS Climate changeDelta science February 23, 2024The USGS is providing support for an innovative project between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Coastal Conservancy, and...
FEATURE: Checking Up on Montezuma Wetlands: Mud on the Rise Mary K. Miller EcosystemsScience January 31, 2024By Mary K. Miller The drive down Fire Truck Road to the Montezuma Wetlands Project, where the Delta and Suisun...
USFWS: Historic levee breach opens 300 San Francisco Bay acres to tidal marsh restoration US Fish and Wildlife Service Ecosystems December 19, 2023Partners celebrate 20th anniversary of South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project By the US Fish & Wildlife Service On December...
AG ALERT: Legal battles over elk stress dairy farmers Ag Alert Agriculture November 29, 2023By John Beck, Ag Alert In the 1960s, dairy farmers along the Marin County coast agreed to sell their ranches...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and contaminants of emerging concern in wastewater discharges to San Francisco Bay Maven Delta scienceWater quality November 16, 2023The issue of water quality in the Delta has become increasingly important in recent years. The drought has made the...
NOAA FISHERIES: New funding and coordinated action to help bring California salmon back from the brink NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlife November 6, 2023NOAA and its partners are implementing dozens of projects to benefit endangered Central California Coast coho salmon. By NOAA Fisheries...
WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: Update on the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 25, 2023In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which allocated $2.6 billion for the...
AG ALERT: Rural land grab in Solano County prompts hearing Ag Alert Agriculture September 5, 2023By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation Alarmed by a company that they say has been operating in the shadows...
DELTA COUNCIL: Delta Conveyance Project update Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 15, 2023The Delta Stewardship Council met in July at Peter’s Steakhouse in Isleton. On the agenda was an update on the...
GRIST: It’s not just oceans that are rising. Groundwater is, too. Grist Climate changeGroundwater News March 29, 2023By Julia Kane, Lina Tran, & Diana Kruzman, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s...
