Delta Archives

July 23, 2026

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center It’s January 2027, and for the...

AG ALERT: Golden mussels plague farms and water districts

July 8, 2026

By Caleb Hampton The spread of golden mussels in California has alarmed farmers this year as the invasive species established...

DWR: Detecting the Delta’s inhabitants through their DNA fingerprint

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Ecosystems

July 8, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: Finding the Delta’s most elusive residents means digging deep down into the microscopic traces...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Delta Independent Science Board examines Nature-Based Solutions for climate, water and habitat goals

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

July 8, 2026

State agencies highlight nature-based solutions for the Delta Nature-based solutions use natural systems and working landscapes to reduce greenhouse gas...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Could dredging invasive clams boost fish food in Suisun Marsh?

Robin Meadows

Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

July 7, 2026

by Robin Meadows The San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary has been a food desert for fish for two decades and the...

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Can restoration save the Delta smelt?

High Country News

Fish and wildlife

July 7, 2026

In the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, new wetlands await the threatened fish. by Mark Schapiro, High Country News This story was...

DWR: Delta wetlands project tests carbon storage potential

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Ecosystems

April 29, 2026

Pilot cultural informed burn project at Twitchell Island helps illuminate the secrets of carbon storage By the Department of Water...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL votes 6-1 to remand the Delta Conveyance Project back to the Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta Conveyance Project

April 24, 2026

Press release from the Delta Stewardship Council: On April 23, 2026, the Council voted to remand the project on two...

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Delta Conveyance Project achieves important milestone, advances closer to construction

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Delta Conveyance Project

April 24, 2026

California’s keystone water infrastructure project, the Delta Conveyance Project, marked an important milestone and forward progress towards full permitting. From...