Habitat restoration Archives

August 7, 2026

Researchers tracked salmon before, during, and after restoration to understand how restored channel and floodplain habitat influences growth, survival, and...

NOAA FISHERIES: Restoring California’s Prairie Creek supports salmon recovery and local community

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

August 6, 2026

NOAA Fisheries and partners rebuilt floodplain habitat in the heart of redwood country, benefiting salmon, restoring tribal stewardship, and creating...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Delta Independent Science Board examines Nature-Based Solutions for climate, water and habitat goals

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

July 8, 2026

State agencies highlight nature-based solutions for the Delta Nature-based solutions use natural systems and working landscapes to reduce greenhouse gas...

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Can restoration save the Delta smelt?

High Country News

Fish and wildlife

July 7, 2026

In the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, new wetlands await the threatened fish. by Mark Schapiro, High Country News This story was...

New Dutch Slough study highlights early success of tidal wetland restoration using low-impact monitoring and AI

Guest Contributor

Ecosystems

May 27, 2026

Press release from Cramer Fish Sciences: A newly published study from the Dutch Slough Restoration Project in the San Francisco...

PRESS RELEASE: Conservation Groups and Magic Mountain announce agreement to make critical improvements to the Santa Clara River watershed

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Ecosystems

May 20, 2026

The agreement will improve water quality and provide funding for key restoration activities and studies to support long-term water resilience...

KNEE DEEP TIMES: Is placing sediment in the shallows to feed marshes working?

Knee Deep Times

Ecosystems

April 17, 2026

By Ariel Rubissow-Okamoto Scientists experimenting with placing mounds of dredged sediment in the shallows near marshes to see if it...

REPORT: The Salton Sea Program’s 2026 Annual Report now available

CA Natural Resources Agency

Ecosystems Reports

April 14, 2026

From the Natural Resources Agency: The California Natural Resources Agency has released the 2026 Annual Report for the Salton Sea...

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...

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...

EOS: Coastal wetlands restoration, carbon, and the hidden role of groundwater

American Geophysical Union

Ecosystems

February 10, 2026

Coastal wetland restoration offers major carbon benefits, and understanding groundwater processes helps explain how these ecosystems store carbon over the...

USGS: Recent scientific contributions by the U.S. Geological Survey in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Estuary

USGS

Delta science

January 27, 2026

From the USGS: The San Francisco Bay and Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Estuary (hereafter, Bay-Delta) is the largest estuary on the...

DWR: How collaborative efforts are reviving a vital ecosystem in the Delta

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Ecosystems

January 15, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: In the last five years, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and its partners...

BLM: Nine years of partnership pays off: Fitzhugh Creek Meadow restoration achieves dramatic results

Guest Contributor

Ecosystems

January 6, 2026

By Jennifer Mueller, Natural Resource Specialist The BLM Applegate Field Office is celebrating a remarkable transformation at Fitzhugh Creek Meadow,...

DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of wetland restoration in reviving Delta food webs

Maven

Delta science

January 5, 2026

Historically, the Delta was a vast network of tidal wetlands interwoven with meandering channels. However, widespread land use changes beginning...