USBR: Straining against invasion: Updated duplex strainer baskets installed alongside new UV light technology at Glen Canyon Dam to continue the fight against quagga mussels Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado RiverEcosystems February 27, 2024From the Bureau of the Reclamation: If left unattended, quagga mussels can cause extensive harm to a facility and the...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Managing the spread of phragmites in Suisun Marsh Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsScience December 14, 2023With many more non-native species than native species, the Delta is considered the most invaded estuary in the world. Climate...
NOW AVAILABLE: Executive Summary of the State of Bay-Delta Science 2022 Delta Stewardship Council Delta scienceReportsScience December 13, 2023From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Science Program is excited to share an executive summary for the 2022 edition...
DFW NEWS: Invasive New Zealand Mudsnails Discovered In Lake Tahoe Department of Fish and Wildlife Ecosystems September 21, 2023Anglers, Residents and Visitors Urged to Help Prevent Further Spread From the Department of Fish & Wildlife: The California Department...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA agrees to protect waterways from harmful ship discharges Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation September 8, 2023The EPA must finalize its standards for vessel discharges by September 2024. By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service The Environmental...
KNOWABLE MAGAZINE: The fight against an invasive fish in California’s Clear Lake Knowable Magazine Ecosystems August 10, 2023VIDEO: Can removing carp help the lake’s native fish and keep toxic algal blooms in check? Video by Tien Nguyen,...
FEATURE: Delta Increasingly Bogged Down with Weeds Jacoba Charles Delta scienceEcosystems August 9, 2023By Jacoba Charles, Estuary News Group Aquatic plants tend to hide in plain sight, overlooked other than the occasional striking...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA slammed over lax standards for ship pollution Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation February 6, 2023Environmentalists say the EPA has blown by a congressionally mandated deadline to set standards to control ship ballast pollution. By...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Advances in mapping invasive aquatic vegetation Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features December 22, 2022At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed Council-funded research that will...
THE CONVERSATION: The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny invaders can cause big problems The Conversation Ecosystems July 19, 2022By Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology The zebra mussel has been a poster child for invasive species ever since...
FEATURE: Good News on Nutria Robin Meadows EcosystemsNotebook News and Features July 7, 2022Written exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows When California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Greg Gerstenberg saw the...
FEATURE: Knocking Out Yellow Starthistle Can Boost Groundwater Supplies Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features July 6, 2022Written exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by Robin Meadows The litany of harms from yellow starthistle, California’s most aggressive invasive weed...
AG ALERT: Salinas County: Landowners safeguard river but get stuck with fees Ag Alert Agriculture June 22, 2022By Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau Farming in the Salinas Valley, the Salad Bowl of...
ESTUARY NEWS: Living with a Novel Landscape: Suisun Evolves Estuary News Group Science June 14, 2022by Michael Hunter Adamson, Estuary News Group Morning at Suisun Marsh is a living watercolor with a soundtrack. Miles 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. ...
