BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Problems and promise of restoring tidal marsh to benefit native fishes Maven Delta scienceEcosystems February 9, 2017Dr. John Durand discusses the effectiveness of existing and proposed tidal marsh restoration sites in the Suisun Marsh and the...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: The scientific challenge of establishing appropriate baselines for restoration Maven Delta scienceEcosystems January 12, 2017Ecosystem restoration generally seeks to reestablish structures and processes in ecosystems that have been degraded by human activities. The success...
DELTA PLAN INTERAGENCY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE: Ecosystem Restoration Progress Update Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features January 11, 2017Panel discusses the progress made on ecosystem restoration projects in the Delta At the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee meeting...
PPIC POLICY PRIORITIES FOR CA WATER: Environmental impacts, the Endangered Species Act, and extinction Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 8, 2016Phil Isenberg, Jeff Mount, and Kate Poole discuss the Endangered Species Act and the state’s approach to ecosystem restoration Although...
Reconciliation ecology could end California’s water wars Maven Best of the NotebookEcosystemsNotebook News and Features November 2, 2016Projects in the Sacramento Valley demonstrate the success of collaboration for the benefit of species This article first appeared in...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Laying the foundation for an ecosystem restoration amendment to the Delta Plan Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features October 19, 2016Panel discussion features presentations on SFEI’s upcoming report, A Delta Renewed, and DFW’s Delta Conservation Framework effort In April of...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on California Water Fix, Tule Red Tidal Restoration Project Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 11, 2016At the September meeting of the Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Delta, committee members were given an update...
Alternative monitoring approaches for large Bay-Delta estuarine wetland restoration projects Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features September 8, 2016Adapting to uncertainty or novelty during accelerated climate change In recent years, many tidal wetland restoration projects have become larger...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds Join California’s Fight to Save Salton Sea Courthouse News Service Ecosystems September 2, 2016By Matthew Renda, Courthouse News Service President Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer and California Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled several...
Removal of mercury from surface waters using coagulation Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceWater quality August 25, 2016Dr. Tamara Kraus with the USGS presents the latest laboratory and field test results using metal-based salts as a coagulant...
California EcoRestore: Making restoration happen Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features June 1, 2016Administration officials chart the progress of restoration and highlight the successes in the first year of implementation of the Eco...
Adaptive Management in Action: The South San Francisco Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesScience April 14, 2016The largest wetlands restoration project on the West Coast, the project provides a working example for an adaptive management framework...
Adaptive approaches to wetland restoration in Southern California Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesScience March 24, 2016Delta Independent Science Board member Dr. Joy Zedler shares her insights on the ups and downs of coastal wetland restoration...
Improving adaptive management in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features March 17, 2016Report looks at how adaptive management is perceived and used in the Delta, and how it might be applied more...
Saving salmon in a changing California Maven Best of the NotebookFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features December 17, 2015Dr. Peter Moyle lays out a six-point plan for helping salmon adapt to California’s warm future We don’t have to...
