USGS: In San Francisco Bay, even an exceptionally wet year can’t supply enough sediment to keep pace with rising seas, new study finds USGS Climate changeEcosystemsResearch article August 25, 2026From the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Extreme rainfall can send huge amounts of sediment rushing off...
Cleaning water with co-benefits: Case studies with beavers and porous pavement Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality July 30, 2026At the State Water Contractors science conference in June 2026, Dr. Katie Holzer, watershed scientist for the City of Gresham,...
EDWARD RING: The many benefits of dredging the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Edward Ring Ecosystems March 19, 2026By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center The salmon decline in the delta...
SJV WATER: Finding common ground and practical solutions in a California water war zone SJV Water Planning and management February 26, 2026By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water An unlikely coalition of farmers and water managers, who in the past would be at...
GRIST: Inside the polarizing plan to stash carbon in a California wetland Grist Climate change February 4, 2026A proposal to store carbon dioxide deep below a Bay Area wetland is testing how — and where — California...
UTA research helps Los Angeles understand hidden water impacts long after fires end Guest Contributor Wildfires and watersheds January 26, 2026Why California turned to University of Texas at Arlington after devastating wildfires By Brian Lopez, University of Texas at Arlington...
UC IRVINE: Scientists discover how fast the world’s deltas are sinking UC Irvine Ecosystems January 15, 2026The work reveals which human-driven activities are the main drivers From UC Irvine The world’s deltas are home to hundreds...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Deltas are sinking faster than seas rise Courthouse News Service Ecosystems January 15, 2026Satellite data reveals what is driving land loss across river deltas worldwide. By Chloe Baul In some of the world’s...
USGS: A model to predict sediment bulk density for the San Francisco Estuary USGS Planning and management January 13, 2026By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Sediment bulk density is a physical property of the sediment bed...
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 Delta science December 19, 2025In 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 Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality December 9, 2025Excess 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, 2025By 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, 2025by 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, 2025Salt marshes, critical buffers against coastal erosion, rely on a net gain of sediment to maintain their elevation and resilience...
EDWARD RING: How dredging the Delta enables groundwater recharge Edward Ring EcosystemsGroundwater News August 28, 2025By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center ProPublica, a nonprofit news organization and...
