Delta challenges workshop, part 4: Fish, birds, and habitat Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features April 24, 2015Panel of experts looks at historical ecology and critical ecological functions of the Delta, the complexities of fish management, and...
Droughts, climate change, and dams: Reconciling a future for California’s native fishes Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesScience April 1, 2015Dr. Peter Moyle lays out a statewide aquatic conservation strategy for saving California’s native fishes in the face of climate...
The Delta Landscapes project: Creating a spatial framework to inform restoration planning Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features March 16, 2015A new report uses landscape metrics in both the historical and contemporary Delta to help define, design, and evaluate functional,...
Yolo Bypass Symposium part 2: Fish, fowl, and the mercury conundrum Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystems February 19, 2015Restoration efforts have succeeded in restoring waterfowl populations in the Yolo Bypass; can the same happen now for fish? Plus...
Matt Nobriga: The utilization of tidal marshes by fishes of the Upper San Francisco Estuary Maven Delta science December 19, 2014At the 2014 Bay Delta Science Conference, Matt Nobriga, a fish biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, gave...
Dr. Peter Moyle: Novel Ecosystems of the Suisun Marsh and the Delta – A New Reality Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceEcosystems December 18, 2014The Delta of our modern times bears little resemblance to its historical self, a mix of native and non-native species...
Chris Enright: Direct and Indirect Effects of Large-Scale Restoration and Implications for Science and Management Maven Delta scienceEcosystems December 3, 2014Chris Enright began by saying that the title was quite a large topic, so he would be concentrating on physical...
Bruce Herbold: The Value of Wetlands to Fish Maven Delta scienceEcosystems December 2, 2014Bruce Herbold began by telling a personal story. “I have some friends in Austria, and the dearest of them, her...
Dr. Stephen Brandt: Habitat quality: A fish’s perspective Maven Ecosystems November 14, 2014The 8th Biennial Bay Delta Science Conference brought together over a thousand scientists, managers, and policy makers to Sacramento to...
A Delta Transformed: New San Francisco Estuary Institute Report Reveals Dramatic Changes to Delta Ecosystem Maven Ecosystems October 29, 2014From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: A recent study produced by the San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center and...
Fish Restoration Program Update: Prospect Island, Miner Slough levee repair, restoration monitoring and more … Department of Water Resources (DWR) Ecosystems October 24, 2014The Fish Restoration Program (FRP) updates are issued by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Department...
Delta Stewardship Council endorses habitat restoration issue paper; an update on the Delta Levee Investment Strategy Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features September 5, 2014At the August meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members spent the morning touring the Antioch Dunes and Dutch...
Delta Conservancy Board discusses land ownership and management in the Delta, funding for the Conservancy, and more, plus a brief update on the BDCP and the Delta Plan Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation August 14, 2014On July 23rd, the Delta Conservancy held a board meeting. Agenda items included an overview and discussion of the Delta...
Fish Restoration Program Update: Additional willing sellers sought, Prospect Island EIR, Miner Slough levee repair, Miner Slough shipwreck survey Maven Ecosystems June 19, 2014From Dan Riordan at the the California Department of Water Resources (DWR): Fish Restoration Program (FRP) updates from the California...
Success in the Delta through collaboration and coordination: The California Water Quality Monitoring Council, the Yolo Bypass Foundation, and the Cosumnes River Preserve Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality April 23, 2014The theme of successful collaborations in the Delta continued with the last agenda item of the March meeting of the...
