THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit filed to require Marin MWD to comply with CEQA for proposed Richmond Bridge pipeline and water purchase Press Release/Notice Water rights and water law December 3, 2021Press release from the North Coast Rivers Alliance: The North Coast Rivers Alliance has consistently requested MMWD to comply with...
FEATURE: Unifying Restoration Across the San Francisco Estuary: A Profile on Ecologist Letitia Grenier Robin Meadows Notebook News and Features October 19, 2021Written by Robin Meadows San Francisco Estuary Institute ecologist Letitia Grenier has already led projects on working with nature toward...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Pressed by drought and climate change, a California city turns to desalination Courthouse News Service Water supply augmentation September 1, 2021The San Francisco Bay Area city of Antioch hopes to end 50 years of water quality issues caused by state...
CAL MATTERS: Water shortages: Why some Californians are running out in 2021 and others aren’t Cal Matters Current ConditionsPlanning and management June 23, 2021Drought resilience depends on location but also extraordinary engineering — determining which California places are running out of water this...
NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY: California’s Rising and Sinking Coast NASA/JPL Science October 23, 2020By NASA’s Earth Observatory Global sea level has been rising at a rate of 0.1 inches (3.3 millimeters) per year...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Newsom must do more than sue Trump to protect San Francisco Bay San Francisco Baykeeper Commentary March 5, 2020Guest commentary written by Dr. Jonathan Rosenfield, Senior Scientist at San Francisco Baykeeper: Last month, Governor Newsom finally made good...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program: A regional vision for coordinated monitoring Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features February 6, 2020An update on the development of a regional plan to monitor the restoration of tidal marshes in the San Francisco...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management January 30, 2020Green infrastructure can be a resilient, multi-benefit approach to address issues such as urban runoff pollution and climate change adaptation....
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features January 16, 2020Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Briefing on the 2019 update to the State of the Estuary Report Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management January 15, 2020The San Francisco Estuary Partnership periodically reports on the health of the estuary, producing the State of the Estuary report...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features January 9, 2020When most think of the possible impacts of sea level rise, they think of coastal flooding and the growing risks...
LIVING SHORELINES: Linking estuary habitats and building capacity to adapt to rising seas Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features November 14, 2019A living shoreline is a shoreline protection alternative that relies on the strategic placement of plants, stone, sand fill, and...
BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science September 18, 2019There has been an ongoing conversation about the importance of thinking about the San Francisco Estuary holistically as a connected...
DELTA CONVEYANCE UPDATE: Valley Water board ponders their participation level, discusses an Delta conveyance environmental stakeholder committee Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features August 20, 2019At the August meeting of the Board of Directors of Valley Water (formerly the Santa Clara Valley Water District), staff...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Science-Based Regulatory Permitting for Resilient Tidal Habitat Restorations Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 21, 2019The permitting of tidal restoration projects is most often a costly and time-consuming process, causing substantial delays in implementation while...
