Ecosystem management Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

September 4, 2026

By Bob Cooper, Knee Deep Times It’s not a national park or a major city, but Lake Tahoe can feel...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Clear Lake, Lake Tahoe, and the Salton Sea: Stories of restoration and renewal

August 17, 2026

California’s lakes tell the story of the state itself: breathtaking beauty, deep cultural history, complex environmental challenges, and communities working...

Final draft of the Yolo Bypass Cache Slough (YBCS) Master Plan is available

Maven

Planning and management

April 22, 2026

From the Central Valley Flood Protection Board: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and Central Valley Flood Protection Board...

CAL MATTERS: California’s largest and most polluted lake gets a new conservancy

Cal Matters

Planning and management

April 11, 2026

California’s first new conservancy in more than 15 years will oversee restoration, manage habitat and improve air quality at the...

DWR: DRIP Collaborative’s third year centers on ecosystems, land use planning, and water infrastructure

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

April 8, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: California’s climate is defined by extremes, and water year 2025 put that reality on...

USGS Powell Center releases new guidance for managing ecosystems amid rising climatic novelty

USGS

Planning and management Science

March 14, 2026

The USGS Powell Center has released new guidance to help land and natural-resource managers navigate a future where climate-driven environmental...

DVIDS: Salton Sea feasibility study progress takes center stage during ‘Tier 1’ meeting

Guest Contributor

Ecosystems

March 12, 2026

By Stephen Baack, DVIDS Senior leaders and project delivery team members with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined key...

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Inventing habitats: A reconciliation approach to urban ecology

High Country News

Ecosystems

October 24, 2025

by Ruxandra Guidi, High Country News Este artículo también está disponible en español. In Tucson, Arizona, where I live, a remarkable...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Risk-taking is key to saving California’s freshwater species: A conversation with water lawyer Jennifer Harder

Robin Meadows

Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

September 29, 2025

by Robin Meadows California’s freshwater species are threatened by habitat loss and degradation, and are pushed to the brink of...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: 2021 Annual Report: Building Resilience Amid Rapid Change

Delta Stewardship Council

Climate change Reports

February 12, 2022

Tags Ecosystems Ecosystem management Planning and management Ecosystem management...

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

Maven

Delta science

June 25, 2020

Jennifer Pierre, Paul Souza, and Campbell Ingram discuss what their needs are for managing the Delta into the future: Will...

TED GRANTHAM: The evolution of environmental flows in California

Maven

Best of the Notebook Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

April 15, 2020

Ted Grantham is a Cooperative Extension Specialist at UC Berkeley and the CalTrout Ecosystem Fellow with the Public Policy Institute...

ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems

Maven

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Planning and management

March 25, 2020

Californians rely on the state’s myriad of rivers and streams for things such as water supply, hydropower, recreation, fisheries, biodiversity,...

GUEST COMMENTARY: A new threat to California Streams: Will the rush to develop our newest water source destroy more streams?

Felice Pace

Commentary

March 17, 2020

Commentary by North Coast Stream Flow Coalition, written by Felice Pace, Policy Advisor The first plans implementing California’s landmark groundwater...

DR. JAY LUND: Integrated Modeling and Delta Science & Policy

Maven

Delta science

March 12, 2020

The search is on for a new Delta lead scientist to oversee the Delta Science Program and to consult regularly...