HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: Can restoration save the Delta smelt? High Country News Fish and wildlife July 7, 2026In the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, new wetlands await the threatened fish. by Mark Schapiro, High Country News This story was...
New Dutch Slough study highlights early success of tidal wetland restoration using low-impact monitoring and AI Guest Contributor Ecosystems May 27, 2026Press release from Cramer Fish Sciences: A newly published study from the Dutch Slough Restoration Project in the San Francisco...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: Saving two marshes from the squeeze Knee Deep Times Ecosystems May 26, 2026By Cariad Hayes Thronson, Knee Deep Times The ribbons of marsh squeezed between the Bay and the highways that skirt...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: The role of wetland restoration in reviving Delta food webs Maven Delta science January 5, 2026Historically, the Delta was a vast network of tidal wetlands interwoven with meandering channels. However, widespread land use changes beginning...
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...
USGS: A review of sediment transport across a natural tidal salt marsh in Northern San Francisco Bay USGS Delta scienceEcosystemsResearch article June 26, 2025By the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Tidal salt marshes—vital ecosystems that protect coastlines, remove excess nutrients and...
USGS: Linking tidal-creek sediment fluxes to vertical sediment accretion in a restored salt marsh USGS EcosystemsScience April 28, 2025From the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center A newly published study from USGS combines time-series measurements of sediment...
USGS: What are key conditions for marsh survival amid rising seas? USGS Ecosystems April 28, 2025USGS scientists use 3D modeling to understand sediment dynamics in coastal marshes By the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: Boxes of mud could tell a hopeful sediment story Knee Deep Times EcosystemsScience April 5, 2025by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto, Knee Deep Times Early results from 15 months of surveys in an experiment which placed sediment...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Quantum leap in collecting and unifying regional metrics on wetland health Estuary News Group EcosystemsNotebook News and Features January 23, 2025By Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright & Ariel Rubissow Okamoto In 1999, regional managers vowed to restore 100,000 acres of tidal wetlands...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Seizing a rare chance to keep tidal marsh ahead of sea level rise in the San Francisco Bay Robin Meadows Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features December 17, 2024By Robin Meadows The San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which hugs the northern arc of the San Francisco Bay,...
USBR: Returning a piece of the Delta to nature’s blueprint Bureau of Reclamation News Ecosystems November 14, 2024Reclamation funding spurs work on broad tidal habitat restoration project By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation Standing on the levee...
DWR: Reclamation, DWR Celebrate Launch of Key Delta Habitat Restoration Project Department of Water Resources (DWR) Ecosystems November 14, 2024Tidal habitat restoration effort mobilizes after major funding milestones are met From the Department of Water Resources: The Bureau of...
DWR NEWS: Levee breach marks completion of the Delta’s largest-ever tidal wetland restoration project Department of Water Resources (DWR) Ecosystems September 19, 2024Project Restores 3,400 acres of Habitat for Sensitive Fish Species While Also Reducing Flood Risk in the Central Valley From...
USGS: Study finds seasonal differences in marshland erosion in South San Francisco Bay USGS Delta scienceEcosystems July 23, 2024By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Erosion of marsh boundaries by waves is a major cause of...
