Sediment Archives

SF ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: Winter-run salmon, Delta restoration, wetland availability, Delta smelt foraging, pesticides in the Delta, and more …

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

December 19, 2025

In the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: RESEARCH MONOGRAPH Synthesizing Relationships Between Winter-Run Chinook Salmon...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The biggest threat to the Delta you’ve (probably) never heard of

Robin Meadows

Notebook News and Features Water quality

December 9, 2025

Excess sediment in the South Delta puts the water supply and the ecosystem at risk by Robin Meadows In 1962,...

EOS: Echoes from the past: How land reclamation slowly modifies coastal environments

American Geophysical Union

Ecosystems

November 19, 2025

By Bas van Maren, EOS Land has been reclaimed for many centuries, and with the present-day demand for land, this...

KNEE DEEP TIMES: How two rivers could rescue sinking beaches and marshes

Knee Deep Times

Ecosystems

September 29, 2025

by Kimberly Hickok, Knee Deep Times On the west side of the mouth of the San Lorenzo River, where it...

USGS: Seasonal erosion and accretion in a San Francisco Bay marsh

USGS

Ecosystems

September 8, 2025

Salt marshes, critical buffers against coastal erosion, rely on a net gain of sediment to maintain their elevation and resilience...

EOS: When disaster science strikes close to home

American Geophysical Union

Wildfires and watersheds

August 27, 2025

How have scientists across Los Angeles used their skills to help their communities recover from the 2025 fires? by Kimberly...

THE CURRENT: Rivers choose their path based on erosion — a discovery that could transform flood planning and restoration

UC Santa Barbara

Ecosystems Science

July 14, 2025

By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Rivers are Earth’s arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as...

GRIST: Pollution from wildfires can contaminate our water for up to 8 years, study finds

Grist

Wildfires and watersheds

June 27, 2025

An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after...

USGS: A review of sediment transport across a natural tidal salt marsh in Northern San Francisco Bay

USGS

Delta science Ecosystems

June 26, 2025

By the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Tidal salt marshes—vital ecosystems that protect coastlines, remove excess nutrients and...