FEATURE: New National Academies study tackles the wickedest of problems: Can California have its water and save its fish too? Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations April 8, 2024by Robin Meadows The San Francisco Bay-Delta is already among the most intensively studied ecosystems in the world. Now 18...
AG ALERT: Despite wet year, fish protections limit allocations Ag Alert Water project operations April 3, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert State and federal water providers have increased promised allocations after accounting for recent storms that...
USBR: Building a defense against extinction Bureau of Reclamation News Fish and wildlife March 13, 2024Reclamation, partner agencies continue extraordinary effort to save Delta smelt By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation The group of low-slung,...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Ramping up releases of hatchery Delta smelt to the wild Robin Meadows Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features January 29, 2024By Robin Meadows It’s a lovely December morning in Rio Vista, a town of 10,000 in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta....
USBR: Building a defense against extinction: Reclamation, partner agencies continue extraordinary effort to save Delta smelt Bureau of Reclamation News Fish and wildlifeScience January 23, 2024By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation The group of low-slung, nondescript buildings in a remote corner of San Joaquin County...
DELTA SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Fall X2 Action, Delta collaborative modeling project funded Maven Delta scienceScienceWater project operations September 14, 2023At the August meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed a recent study on...
FEATURE: Dam Releases Attempt to Boost Delta Smelt Habitat Jacoba Charles Delta scienceWater project operations August 3, 2023By Jacoba Charles, Estuary News Group What is three inches long, nearly transparent, and holds sway over much of northern...
DWR NEWS: DWR and Partners Experiment with Soft Release Method to Improve Delta Smelt Survival DWR and Partners Experiment with Soft Release Method to Improve Delta Smelt Survival Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta scienceFish and wildlife June 7, 2023By DWR News Delta smelt are a fish that have gone from vast abundance to the brink of extinction. After...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: New study looks at stressors that impact presence or absence of Delta smelt Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeScience May 25, 2023At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted a study funded by...
SCIENCE FEATURE: Structured Decision Making for Delta Smelt Habitat: Synthesizing Multiple Streams of IEP Data to Inform Management Maven Delta scienceScience May 4, 2023Our native species face numerous threats, including climate change, habitat loss, and invasive species. Therefore, effective management strategies must be...
USBR: Moving Water, Protecting Fish: Tracy Fish Collecting Facility helps ensure unhindered water exports Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations August 25, 2022By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation Every two hours, a large, funnel-shaped container at the Tracy Fish Collecting Facility releases...
CAL MATTERS: Delta tunnel: Salmon at risk from massive water project, state report says Cal Matters Delta Conveyance Project July 22, 2022By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters California’s water agency today released a long-awaited environmental report outlining the details and impacts of...
EXPLAINER: Delta fishes: Introduction to a dynamic fauna Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features June 2, 2022Dr. Peter Moyle is a distinguished professor emeritus and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis. ...
DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: How the State Water Project and Central Valley Project comply with the endangered species acts Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations March 31, 2022Presentation provides an overview and details on the biological opinions and incidental take permit For the Central Valley Project and...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Don’t be too quick to write off Delta smelt Bill Bennett Commentary March 28, 2022Guest commentary by Bill Bennett The situation for the endangered Delta smelt is pretty dire, to say the least. Monitoring...
