FIVE QUESTIONS: Jon Rosenfield, Senior Scientist at the Baykeeper and longtime Delta scientist Maven Speeches and profiles July 19, 2022 682After completing degrees from Cornell University, University of Michigan, and the University of New Mexico, Dr. Jon Rosenfield returned to...
CCST WEBINAR RECAP: Managing Salinity in the California Delta in a Changing Climate Maven Notebook Features June 8, 2022 279The Delta is an intricate network of waterways, canals, and sloughs connecting the Sierra Nevada watershed with the San Francisco...
INFO SHEET: Emergency Drought Barriers Delta Stewardship Council Science April 23, 2022 36Produced by the Delta Science Program for the Delta Salinity Management Workshop, April 26-27, 2022....
INFO SHEET: Franks Tract Futures Delta Stewardship Council Science April 23, 2022 34Produced by the Delta Science Program for the Delta Salinity Management Workshop, April 26-27, 2022....
ESTUARY PEARLS: Possible futures for a Delta island; Ag and urban water use; Estimating freshwater flows; fish monitoring; and more … Estuary News Group Delta scienceScience April 15, 2022 122This issue explores possible futures for a Delta island, and features research from the latest issue of San Francisco Estuary...
DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: An update on the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan Maven Delta scienceMeetings and Events March 23, 2022 409State Water Board staff provide an overview of the Bay Delta Plan and the progress to date At the March...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Managed flow pulses as food web support; Synthesis of food web data; Overview of the Science Action Agenda; and more … Maven Delta science December 21, 2021 230At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Laurel Larsen, Delta Lead Scientist, spotlighted an article on the...
STATE WATER BOARD: Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan update: Completed and implemented by 2023? Maven Best of the NotebookMeetings and Events December 15, 2021 901Board staff give an update on the progress on the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan, including an potential timeline...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Survival thresholds for Chinook salmon smolts in the Sacramento River Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science December 2, 2021 291In California’s Central Valley, studies have found that increased streamflow can improve the survival of imperiled juvenile salmon populations during...
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: State Water Project operations and Delta modeling Maven Meetings and Events July 28, 2021 589Where does the State Water Project get its water? How does DWR model Delta water operations? Informational webinar features presentations...
ESTUARY PEARLS: Delta smelt monitoring, new research on salmon survival and flow volume Estuary News Group Delta scienceScience June 3, 2021 202This month, Pearls digs into some nuances of Delta smelt monitoring—and how we can get more bang from our sampling...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Bay Delta Hydrology 101 Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceMeetings and EventsScience May 26, 2021 821X2, OMR, Gates, Barriers, and more: Dr. Ted Sommer sorts out the hydrodynamics of the Delta At the 2021 Bay-Delta...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Conveyance and water rights; Considerations for conveyance across the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookMeetings and Events May 5, 2021 405Delta Watermaster: It’s physically, ecologically, and economically impossible to squeeze water out of the Delta for export. At the April...
WEBINAR: Bay-Delta Hydrology 101 Maven Webinars April 28, 2021 554Presentation by Dr. Ted Sommer, Lead Scientist at the Department of Water Resources, for the 2021 Bay-Delta Science Conference. Dr....
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: New research papers focus on habitat, flow, predation Maven Delta scienceMeetings and Events July 30, 2020 238[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the July meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. John Callaway updated the Council on...