CAL MATTERS: Winged warning: Migrating birds hit hard by California’s drought Cal Matters Fish and wildlife November 10, 2021As the drought dries up California’s wetlands, traveling birds such as ducks, geese and eagles are struggling to survive and...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Montezuma Wetlands Project: Early Results and Lessens Learned from a Newly Breached Marsh Maven Delta scienceEcosystems October 14, 2021The Montezuma Wetlands Project is a multi-phase restoration project that uses dredged sediment to raise elevations in diked, subsided baylands...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Thiamine deficiency in salmon; Restoration tradeoffs; Salmon life histories and strategies; Mudflats and shorebirds; Bird biodiversity Estuary News Group Delta scienceEcosystems April 26, 2021Estuary News sent reporters to the 11th Biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference, held virtually earlier this month. The theme of this...
AG ALERT: Use of rice fields as salmon habitat shows promise Ag Alert Ecosystems March 17, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Salmon reared in rice fields grow faster and larger than those from a hatchery and...
CAL MATTERS: Filling Trump void, California steps in to protect birds, wetlands Cal Matters Policy and regulation June 19, 2020California has pushed back against the Trump Administration’s environmental rollbacks by writing its own rules. By Julie Cart, Cal Matters...
Special issue of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science focuses on the Central Valley Joint Venture Guest Contributor Delta science March 31, 2017The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal is now available online. This special issue focuses...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds Join California’s Fight to Save Salton Sea Courthouse News Service Ecosystems September 2, 2016By Matthew Renda, Courthouse News Service President Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer and California Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled several...
Adaptive Management in Action: The South San Francisco Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesScience April 14, 2016The largest wetlands restoration project on the West Coast, the project provides a working example for an adaptive management framework...
Adaptive approaches to wetland restoration in Southern California Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesScience March 24, 2016Delta Independent Science Board member Dr. Joy Zedler shares her insights on the ups and downs of coastal wetland restoration...
Delta challenges workshop, part 4: Fish, birds, and habitat Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features April 24, 2015Panel of experts looks at historical ecology and critical ecological functions of the Delta, the complexities of fish management, and...
