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...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: An overview of the San Francisco Estuary Blueprint Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management September 28, 2022The document is a collaborative five-year roadmap that outlines 25 actions to address chemical, physical, biological, and social-ecological processes in...
RISING VOICES: Building Water Trust: Nuestra Casa Tackles Water Justice in the Bay Area The Water Hub Policy and regulation September 22, 2022In our regular Maven’s Notebook Q&A, the Water Hub checks in with advocates in California to talk about water issues...
EARTH ISLAND JOURNAL: Helping Property Owners Manage Their Streams Earth Island Journal Planning and management August 1, 2022California Urban Streams Partnership shows Contra Costa County homeowners how to be stewards of their watersheds. By Jessica Hall, Earth...
ESTUARY NEWS: Suisun Marsh: A Bastion for Fish Nate Seltenrich Climate changeDelta scienceNotebook News and Features April 6, 2022By Nate Seltenrich Rising seas are coming for Suisun Marsh, and without careful management some of its most critical habitats...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: Half a dozen horizontal levees in the works Knee Deep Times Climate change February 25, 2022By Ariel Rubissow-Okamoto, Knee Deep Times The buzz about horizontal levees began more than five years ago, when the East...
