Delta ecosystem – MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: The Delta as Changing Landscapes

June 21, 2017

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Letitia Grenier is the principal investigator for the San Francisco Estuary Institute's Delta Landscapes project, which recently completed an in-depth analysis on the change in the Delta overtime and is now off... Read More...

DELTA PLAN INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE: Ecosystem Restoration Progress Update

Maven

January 11, 2017

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Panel discusses the progress made on ecosystem restoration projects in the Delta At the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee meeting held in November, the last agenda item was an update on the res... Read More...

Getting to the Bottom of It: An Overview of the Environmental Monitoring Program’s Benthic Monitoring in the Delta

Maven

September 15, 2016

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DWR's Dr. Betsy Wells takes a look at the creatures that live on the bottom of the Delta Creating a better understanding of bottom-dwelling, or benthic, invertebrate communities enhances our knowledge of the S... Read More...

State of Bay Delta Science 2016, part 2: Water quality and contaminant effects on species and water supply; The Bay-Delta food web; Delta landscape restoration

Maven

January 14, 2016

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Photo by Department of Water Resources Stephanie Fong discusses what we know and don't know about contaminants; Dr. Wim Kimmerer on Delta food web changes; and Robin Grossinger discusses restoration on a land... Read More...

Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, pt 1: Delta Challenges: Complex, Chaotic or Simply Cantankerous

Maven

December 1, 2015

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The Committee discusses the challenges facing the Delta, and what their respective agencies are doing to address them As implementation of the first Delta Plan enters its third year, the Delta Plan Interagency... Read More...

Landscape-scale planning for ecological resilience in the Bay and Delta

Maven

July 30, 2015

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Senior Scientist Robin Grossinger discusses the latest research working to develop tools and to understand how to build landscapes resilient to climate change and able to support native species into the future ... Read More...

Fish Restoration Program update: Prospect Island, Decker Island, and more Delta restoration news

Maven

July 2, 2015

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From the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW): Prospect Island EIR Progress FRP staff and consultants continue to develop the Prospect I... Read More...

Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, part 3: Interagency Crackdown on Aquatic Invasive Weeds in the Delta

Maven

June 3, 2015

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This past year, invasive weeds in the Delta were likely the worst it’s ever been, with the low flows due to the drought and lack of cold, freezing temperatures allowing the invasive water hyacinth to proli... Read More...

Delta challenges workshop, part 4: Fish, birds, and habitat

Maven

April 24, 2015

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Panel of experts looks at historical ecology and critical ecological functions of the Delta, the complexities of fish management, and terrestrial species and habitat Earlier this year, the Delta Science Progr... Read More...

Delta challenges workshop, part 3: The Delta ecosystem: Hydrodynamics, water quality, salinity, nutrients, and the food web

Maven

April 23, 2015

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Panel of experts discuss the Delta's complex hydrodynamics and how flow interacts with salinity, nutrients, contaminants, and the food web Earlier this year, the Delta Science Program tasked the four former D... Read More...

The Connections, Resiliency, and Management of Flows in the Delta

Maven

October 29, 2014

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At the end of September, the Friends of the San Francisco Estuary held a conference titled "Bay + Delta + Water: Better Together" in Antioch which brought together over 200 elected officials, agency leaders, an... Read More...

A Delta Transformed: New San Francisco Estuary Institute Report Reveals Dramatic Changes to Delta Ecosystem

Maven

October 29, 2014

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From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: A recent study produced by the San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center and funded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) identifies th... Read More...

California Water Policy Seminar Series: Peter Moyle and Melanie Truan: Applying reconciliation ecology to aquatic ecosystems in California

Maven

March 17, 2014

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Professor Peter Moyle The 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school's California Environmental Law & Policy Center, focused ... Read More...

New PPIC report prescribes relief for the Delta’s ailing ecosystem

Maven

April 30, 2013

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Photo of the Delta by Department of Water Resources While there may not be an miracle cure for the ailing Delta, there is a path forward that would achieve better environmental results than current efforts ... Read More...

The PPIC Plan: Making the Delta a place where the wild things want to be

Maven

October 23, 2012

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Note: The following is a summary of the PPIC report, "Where the Wild Things Aren’t: Making the Delta a Better Place for Native Species," and is not intended to be considered an endorsement of the report or its ... Read More...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: CA’s Safer Consumer Products Program: Overview and efforts to protect aquatic health

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Engaging Diverse Communities around Water, Climate, and the Environment

DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS, PART 2: What do managers need to know to effectively make decisions in the future Delta?

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Franks Tract Futures: Using map based public surveys to inform a participatory multi-benefit design project

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: From Measurements, Models and Maps to Management

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Predicting, Detecting, Understanding: Science to Inform Decision Making

DELTA SCIENCE NEEDS: Looking at climate change impacts

ANECITA AGUSTINEZ, DWR TRIBAL POLICY ADVISOR: The Language of Water

FEATURE: The state of California’s environment

GROUNDWATER 101: The basics

CA WATER COMMISSION: Preparing California’s Water System for Climate Extremes

FEATURE: Water rights 101

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: Developing a water budget

FEATURE: The state of the salmonids in California

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: The Delta as Changing Landscapes

DELTA PLAN INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE: Ecosystem Restoration Progress Update

Getting to the Bottom of It: An Overview of the Environmental Monitoring Program’s Benthic Monitoring in the Delta

State of Bay Delta Science 2016, part 2: Water quality and contaminant effects on species and water supply; The Bay-Delta food web; Delta landscape restoration

Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, pt 1: Delta Challenges: Complex, Chaotic or Simply Cantankerous

Landscape-scale planning for ecological resilience in the Bay and Delta

Fish Restoration Program update: Prospect Island, Decker Island, and more Delta restoration news

Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, part 3: Interagency Crackdown on Aquatic Invasive Weeds in the Delta

Delta challenges workshop, part 4: Fish, birds, and habitat

Delta challenges workshop, part 3: The Delta ecosystem: Hydrodynamics, water quality, salinity, nutrients, and the food web

The Connections, Resiliency, and Management of Flows in the Delta

A Delta Transformed: New San Francisco Estuary Institute Report Reveals Dramatic Changes to Delta Ecosystem

California Water Policy Seminar Series: Peter Moyle and Melanie Truan: Applying reconciliation ecology to aquatic ecosystems in California

New PPIC report prescribes relief for the Delta’s ailing ecosystem

The PPIC Plan: Making the Delta a place where the wild things want to be

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