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RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: Requests for cultured Delta smelt

November 5, 2020

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USBR, DWR, FWS and CDFW, via the Culture and Supplementation of Smelt (CASS) process are announcing the availability of cultured Delta Smelt for research. The memo below outlines the process and deadlines for ... Read More...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: It’s Vital: Delta Smelt Reproduction and Resilience

Maven

August 15, 2019

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The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) is a consortium of State and federal agencies that has been conducting cooperative ecological investigations since the 1970s. The IEP relies upon multidisciplinary teams... Read More...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Some good news for Delta smelt

Maven

April 9, 2019

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Located at the eastern end of the Montezuma Slough in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Collinsville, the Suisun Marsh Salinity Control Gates maintain proper salinity levels in the Suisun Marsh during peri... Read More...

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Smelt in Hot Water: Is Thermal Stress the Final Blow for Delta Smelt?

Maven

March 14, 2019

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Studies show fall water temperatures may play more of a role in Delta smelt survival than flow augmentation Managing freshwater outflow in late winter-early spring to maintain the Low-Salinity Zone in Suisun B... Read More...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Update on the Delta smelt resiliency strategy

Maven

October 12, 2016

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In July, the Natural Resources Agency released the Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy, a set of immediate and near-term management actions intended to improve the status of the Delta smelt, in response to reco... Read More...

METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on California Water Fix, Tule Red Tidal Restoration Project

Maven

October 11, 2016

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At the September meeting of the Metropolitan Water District's Special Committee on the Delta, committee members were given an update on the California Water Fix project, the State Water Board hearings, and the ... Read More...

DR. PETER MOYLE & DR JASON BAUMSTEIGER: Assessing extinction in freshwater fishes

Maven

September 29, 2016

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Drs. Moyle and Baumsteiger lay out a proposal for determining when to declare a species extinct The extinction of a species is a major consideration in balancing water supply and environmental needs. It’s usua... Read More...

This just in … New Strategy to Improve Conditions for Delta Smelt Shows Promising Results

Maven

August 31, 2016

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Comprehensive Approach Seeks to Reverse Decline in Smelt Population From the Department of Water Resources: The initial monitoring of a new strategy to improve conditions for the endangered Delta smelt show... Read More...

This just in … Environmental groups ask California officials to save endangered fish in San Francisco Bay Estuary from extinction

Maven

August 9, 2016

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From Defenders of Wildlife, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Bay Institute: With the critically endangered Delta smelt on the brink of extinction, Defenders of Wildlife, the Natural Resources... Read More...

Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee discusses California Water Fix and the state’s Delta smelt strategy

Maven

August 3, 2016

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Staff also presents an overview of Metropolitan's science efforts in the Delta At the July meeting of Metropolitan's Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Committee members were briefed on the California Water F... Read More...

This just in … State, Federal Agencies Launch Integrated, Multi-Pronged Effort to Help Delta Smelt

Maven

July 12, 2016

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Strategies Aimed at Improving Survival of Endangered Fish From the California Natural Resources Agency: Under a comprehensive strategy released today, state and federal agencies will work to rapidly improve... Read More...

Delta smelt symposium, part 4: Panel discussion: What is the path forward among considerable uncertainty?

Maven

July 8, 2016

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Panel of experts share their visions and options for the future of the Delta and longfin smelt Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt symposium, Is Extinction Inevitable?, continues It's been a full day of... Read More...

Delta smelt symposium, part 3: The path forward: Climate change, recovery planning, and restoration

Maven

July 7, 2016

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Emergent tidal marsh at Liberty Island Presenters discuss climate change, extinction, artificial propagation and stocking, and tidal marsh restoration Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt symposium, Is Ex... Read More...

Delta smelt symposium, part 2: Causal links to population declines and data gaps

Maven

July 6, 2016

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Hypomesus transpacificus (Delta smelt) Could it be water exports, predation, food web, contaminants, drought ... ? Coverage of the Delta and longfin smelt symposium, Is Extinction Inevitable?, continues ... ... Read More...

Symposium coverage, part 1: Delta and longfin smelt: Is extinction inevitable?

Maven

July 5, 2016

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Part 1 of coverage of symposium covers what we know and don't know about the Delta and longfin smelt Is extinction inevitable for the Delta and longfin smelt? Despite extensive efforts and expense investigati... Read More...

DAM REMOVAL UPDATE: Klamath Dams, Matilija Dam, and the Potter Valley Project

WATER QUALITY: A basic primer on water quality regulation

ACWA CONFERENCE: Adapting to Flood, Fire, and Drought: A Case Study of the American River

GSA SUMMIT: Addressing environment, disadvantaged communities, and domestic wells in the 2022 Groundwater Sustainability Plans

GSA SUMMIT: Setting Sustainable Management Criteria: It’s easy, isn’t it?

TIM QUINN: Forty Years of California Water Policy: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Lessons for the Future

GSA SUMMIT: Lessons learned from the 2020 GSPs: Perspectives from the critically overdrafted basins

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: Requests for cultured Delta smelt

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: It’s Vital: Delta Smelt Reproduction and Resilience

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Some good news for Delta smelt

BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Smelt in Hot Water: Is Thermal Stress the Final Blow for Delta Smelt?

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Update on the Delta smelt resiliency strategy

METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on California Water Fix, Tule Red Tidal Restoration Project

DR. PETER MOYLE & DR JASON BAUMSTEIGER: Assessing extinction in freshwater fishes

This just in … New Strategy to Improve Conditions for Delta Smelt Shows Promising Results

This just in … Environmental groups ask California officials to save endangered fish in San Francisco Bay Estuary from extinction

Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee discusses California Water Fix and the state’s Delta smelt strategy

This just in … State, Federal Agencies Launch Integrated, Multi-Pronged Effort to Help Delta Smelt

Delta smelt symposium, part 4: Panel discussion: What is the path forward among considerable uncertainty?

Delta smelt symposium, part 3: The path forward: Climate change, recovery planning, and restoration

Delta smelt symposium, part 2: Causal links to population declines and data gaps

Symposium coverage, part 1: Delta and longfin smelt: Is extinction inevitable?

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