Carbon sequestration Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

UC SANTA CRUZ: UC Santa Cruz team helps California Air Resources Board better understand how wetlands sequester carbon and improve air quality

July 11, 2026

Atmosphere-monitoring towers operated by the Paytan Lab will tell the tale of two very different Southern California wetlands over the...

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...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California’s first carbon capture project is up and running. Environmentalists are still trying to stop it.

Inside Climate News

Climate change

July 4, 2026

As the state drafts pipeline rules for projects injecting CO2 underground, environmental groups are pressing for a more thorough assessment...

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...

EOS: Coastal wetlands restoration, carbon, and the hidden role of groundwater

American Geophysical Union

Ecosystems

February 10, 2026

Coastal wetland restoration offers major carbon benefits, and understanding groundwater processes helps explain how these ecosystems store carbon over the...

GRIST: Inside the polarizing plan to stash carbon in a California wetland

Grist

Climate change

February 4, 2026

A proposal to store carbon dioxide deep below a Bay Area wetland is testing how — and where — California...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The Delta’s role in California’s carbon sequestration and climate goals

Maven

Climate change Notebook News and Features

January 26, 2026

Carbon is the foundation of the Delta’s peat soils and a key component of two major greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide,...

UCANR: ‘Weathering’ rock dust in farm fields – a down-to-earth climate solution?

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Agriculture

November 3, 2025

UC-led research on promising agricultural practice recently lost federal funding By Michael Hsu, UC Ag and Natural Resources It almost...

WEBB TRACT UPDATE: Project receives statutory exemption for restoration projects, Field notes: Collecting carbon data

Metropolitan Water District

Ecosystems

August 1, 2025

From the Metropolitan Water District: Wetlands project receives statutory exemption for restoration projects (SERP) The Webb Tract Wetland Restoration Project...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Partnering with tribes to restore a Delta wetland: Benefits go both ways

Robin Meadows

Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

June 19, 2025

By Robin Meadows Five years ago, Plains Miwok cultural practitioner Don Hankins got a surprising invitation from Russ Ryan, a...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How a new wetland restoration could expedite transforming the Delta from a carbon source to a carbon sink

Robin Meadows

Best of the Notebook Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

April 23, 2025

By Robin Meadows Staten Island lies in the heart of California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and exemplifies the woes of...

AG ALERT: Q&A: Wade Crowfoot talks California’s natural resources

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

April 9, 2025

From Ag Alert: California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot leads efforts to conserve the state’s environment and natural resources—water, air...