Final draft of the Yolo Bypass Cache Slough (YBCS) Master Plan is available Maven Planning and management April 22, 2026From the Central Valley Flood Protection Board: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and Central Valley Flood Protection Board...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: New publication highlights importance of Yolo Bypass flooding for the estuary’s food web Maven Delta scienceEcosystemsResearch articleScience February 25, 2026In late December 2025, a series of storms swept through Northern California, causing the Sacramento River to rise rapidly. By...
DVIDS: USACE Fish Passage Project offers lifeline to threatened and endangered fish species at the Sacramento Weir US Army Corps of Engineers Water project operations June 18, 2025By Grant Okubo, US Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has unveiled an environmental safeguard to...
DWR: Lower Elkhorn Basin Levee Setback Project shows early signs of success for juvenile salmon Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management April 9, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: Since the 1950s, California’s salmon populations have dwindled due to lost habitat from a...
SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Yolo Bypass floodplains and fish food Maven Delta scienceScience June 7, 2023The Yolo Bypass was originally designed as a flood control measure to protect the city of Sacramento. It is also...
DWR NEWS: A Summer of (Eco)Restoration Department of Water Resources (DWR) Ecosystems August 2, 2022By DWR News Summer 2022 is a season of ecological restoration for the Department of Water Resources (DWR). From June...
USBR: Reclamation, DWR break ground on second phase of “Big Notch” Fish Passage Project Bureau of Reclamation News EcosystemsWater project operations July 5, 2022Improved floodplain access aims to boost habitat and migratory routes for salmon, steelhead and sturgeon From the Bureau of Reclamation:...
DWR: Groundbreaking marks largest floodplain salmon rearing habitat project in California history Department of Water Resources (DWR) Ecosystems June 23, 2022By the Department of Water Resources: Federal and state agencies broke ground today on a project that will become the...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on the Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project (Big Notch) Maven Ecosystems January 25, 2022At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, the agenda included an informational briefing on the Yolo Bypass Salmonid...
ESTUARY PEARLS: New ways to boost fish nutrition and identify species, a new bird atlas raises red flags, preparing for a snowless future, and more Estuary News Group Climate changeDelta scienceScience December 17, 2021New ways to boost fish nutrition and identify species, a new bird atlas raises red flags, preparing for a snowless...
WATER COMMISSION: Update on State Water Project restoration efforts in the Delta Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features November 17, 2020One of the goals in the California Water Commission’s strategic plan directs the Commission to remain apprised of the operations...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Lower Yolo Ranch Restoration Project Appeal *UPDATED* Delta Stewardship Council Policy and regulation June 9, 2020ARTICLE UPDATE: On April 7, 2020, Westlands Water District filed a Certification of Consistency for the Lower Yolo Ranch Restoration...
CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION BOARD: Yolo Bypass Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage Project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management May 5, 2020Two centuries ago, the floor of the Central Valley was largely a marshy wetland. In the springtime, the snowpack would...
METROPOLITAN BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on habitat and fish projects in the Yolo Bypass Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features March 3, 2020At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Committee, Program Manager Randall Neudeck updated the committee on some of the...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Restoration in the Cache Slough Complex: The Yolo Flyway Farms Restoration Project Maven Delta scienceEcosystems February 14, 2019The Yolo Flyway Farms Restoration Project involves restoring and enhancing approximately 278 acres of tidal freshwater wetlands at the southern...
