BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Viewing estuaries from a ‘macroscope’: How global, regional, and local processes affect the San Francisco Bay and Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science September 18, 2019There has been an ongoing conversation about the importance of thinking about the San Francisco Estuary holistically as a connected...
USGS: Are invasive plants trapping sediment that a healthy estuary needs? Sweating the small stuff in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta USGS Delta scienceScience August 31, 2018In recent years, invasive aquatic plants have increased exponentially in the shallow waters of California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, clogging...
THE DELTA AND THE TRIBUTARIES, part 2: California’s salmon face challenges, but there are success stories, too Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features February 21, 2018In the fall of every year, an incredible phenomenon takes place in the Central Valley: the fall salmon run. Adult...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Update on the Science and Management of Aquatic Weeds in the Delta Maven Delta scienceNotebook News and Features January 3, 2017Panel highlights actions of multiple agencies to control the invasive aquatic weeds that clog the Delta’s waterways Invasive aquatic vegetation...
Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, part 3: Interagency Crackdown on Aquatic Invasive Weeds in the Delta Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features June 3, 2015This past year, invasive weeds in the Delta were likely the worst it’s ever been, with the low flows due...
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...