Blogs

A collage of images showing a water quality sample, harmful algal blooms, and a scientist holding research equipment.

August 17, 2023

Bloom or Bust: Navigating the Wild Waters of Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring in the San Francisco Estuary

By Senior Environmental Scientist Tricia Lee

A collage of images showing dead fish, harmful algal blooms, and a caution sign.

August 17, 2023

Digitizing Data: Tracking Harmful Algal Blooms in the San Francisco Estuary

By Interagency Ecological Program Lead Scientist Dr. Steve Culberson

A Knightsen Elementary School student smiling while holding a soil sample.

July 31, 2023

From Carbon, to Communities, and the Classroom: Extending the Impact of Research Beyond the Science Itself

By Senior Environmental Scientist for Science Communication Lynn Takata and Program Manager for the Adaptive Management Unit Dr. Dylan Chapple

 

A graphic with Pride Month colors laid over a photo taken during a tour of the Regional San wastewater treatment plant.

June 27, 2023

Transformations to be proud of

By Science Funding Program Manager Dylan Stern

Flags on display for Native American Day at the California State Capitol.

May 24, 2023

How We can all be Guardians of the Delta: What We Heard at Our Tribal Listening Session

By Delta Stewardship Council Chair Virginia Madueño and Tribal Liaison Brandon Chapin

People standing on a large map of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed at Big Break Regional Shoreline.

November 17, 2022

Delta Adapts: On the Way to a Multi-Benefit Climate Adaptation Strategy

By Associate Deputy Executive Officer for Planning & Climate Harriet Lai Ross

 

Digital art of a restored ecosystem.

September 22, 2022

The Delta Plan Ecosystem Amendment: Updated Vision and Guidance for Restoration

By Environmental Scientist Annie Merritt and Environmental Program Manager Dan Constable

Aerial view looking southwest toward the Byron Road Bridge near, a reservoir in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

August 30, 2022

Smarter Gambling with California’s Water Challenges

By Delta Independent Science Board Members Dr. Jay R. Lund and Dr. Thomas L. Holzer

An aerial of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

May 23, 2022

The 2022-2026 Science Action Agenda: Prioritizing Integrated Science

By Senior Environmental Scientist Rachael Klopfenstein and Environmental Program Manager Henry DeBey

 

Participants at a Delta Vision stakeholder meeting.

April 6, 2022

Environmental Justice Work Starts with Relationships

By Senior Environmental Planner Morgan Chow

A yellow steel bridge spanning the Sacramento River near Isleton, California.

March 3, 2022

Building Bridges with Science for Communities

By Senior Environmental Scientist Cory Copeland

A collection of road and business signs in the Delta, Yolo County.

August 26, 2021

Understanding People in the Face of Rapid Environmental Change

By California Sea Grant Social Science Extension Specialist Dr. Jessica Rudnick

 

Dr. Ryan Paerl collects water samples during a harmful algal bloom. The Paerl research team will investigate the role of harmful algal blooms in Delta water and air quality to inform human exposure guidelines and mitigation policy. Photo: Hans Paerl.

July 14, 2021

New and Transformative Delta Research Funded by State and Federal Agencies

By Henry DeBey, Dr. Emily Ryznar, Dylan Stern, Dr. Louise Conrad, and Dr. Laurel Larsen

Aerial view of the Dutch Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration Project site, located in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Oakley, California.

June 8, 2021

Delta Adapts: Equity Through Adaptation

By Avery Livengood

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta waterway tule blowing in the wind.

April 5, 2021

Complexities: Thinking about the San Francisco Estuary during the 2021 Bay-Delta Science Conference

By Interagency Ecological Program Lead Scientist Dr. Steven Culberson

 

A flooded agricultural field reflecting clouds in Lodi, California.

February 24, 2021

Delta Adapts: Assessing Climate Change Vulnerabilities

By Assistant Planning Director Harriet Lai Ross

Tule growing in habitat surrounding the future location of the Lookout Slough Tidal Restoration Project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

January 28, 2021

Reflections on 2020 as We Move Forward in 2021

By Susan Tatayon

Habitat surrounding the future location of the Lookout Slough Tidal Restoration Project, located in the Cache Slough complex within the southern part of the Yolo Bypass in Solano County.

December 7, 2020

Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future

By Jessica R. Pearson

 

Aerial view looking south over Middle River in San Joaquin County, near Bacon Island and Jones Tract in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

September 22, 2020

From “Wicked” to “Complex”: A New Lead Scientist’s Outlook on Growing Our Understanding of Delta Science

By Dr. Laurel Larsen

Delta Lead Scientist Dr. John Callaway welcoming attendees to 2019 State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference session in Oakland, Calif.

August 17, 2020

How Far We’ve Come: A Reflection by Outgoing Delta Lead Scientist Dr. John Callaway

By Dr. John Callaway

Audience perspective of an early Delta Stewardship Council meeting.

June 22, 2020

An Experiment in Governance: Marking Ten Years of the Delta Stewardship Council

By Jessica R. Pearson

 

A scientist analyzing digital water sampling aboard the Department of Water Resources’ research vessel, the Sentinel, in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

May 7, 2020

Communicating What’s at Stake: the Art of Communicating Science

By Susan Tatayon

A Delta Interagency Ecological Program research vessel, the Sentinel, sails on the San Joaquin River near the Antioch bridge.

March 24, 2020

Building Upon 50 Years of Interagency Ecological Science in the Bay-Delta

By Steven Culberson

Water flows through an earthen waterway in a levee breach created as part of a tidal restoration project in the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area located in Solano County, California.

February 26, 2020

Ecosystem-Based Management – A Critical Tool for Achieving the Coequal Goals

By Susan Tatayon

 

An aerial photo of farmland and waterways in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta with rolling hills and sky in the background.

February 5, 2020

Reducing Reliance on the Delta and Improving Regional Self-Reliance: Two Sides of the Same Coin

By Susan Tatayon

The Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan performance measures online dashboard includes relevant information and data for decision makers in the Delta, its surrounding watershed, and the San Francisco Bay estuary.

December 19, 2019

Delta Plan Performance Measures: If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Improve It

By Martina Koller

An aerial view looking south of wetlands on Sherman Island and San Joaquin River background, both part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Sacramento County.

December 18, 2019

Partnerships, Restoration, and More: A Conversation with the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy

By Susan Tatayon

 

Aerial view of wetlands on Sherman Island, with a tractor parked on a levee, in part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

November 22, 2019

Toward a More Resilient Delta for All: Protecting, Restoring, and Enhancing the Delta Ecosystem

By Jessica R. Pearson

A single cormorant bird flying across blue sky in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Oakley, California.

November 18, 2019

Recognizing the Delta’s Place in the Greater Watershed and Beyond

By Susan Tatayon

Delta Stewardship Council Chair Susan Tatayon sits in a yellow chair and speaks into a microphone during a September 2019 Climate Adaptation Forum in Sacramento.

October 28, 2019

Climate Change and the Delta: Facing an Uncertain Future Together

By Susan Tatayon

 

A view of the California Aqueduct, part of the California State Water Project.

September 4, 2019

California Water Resilience - What’s in Your Portfolio?

By Susan Tatayon

A groundwater well in Colusa County.

June 26, 2019

What Does Groundwater Have to Do with the Delta? A lot.

By Susan Tatayon

Delta Independent Science Board member Jay Lund stands near the Yolo Bypass wetlands.

May 30, 2019

On Science and Management in the Delta: A Conversation with Water Expert Jay Lund

By Susan Tatayon

 

Three female researchers install equipment on a monitoring tower in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

May 13, 2019

From Climate Change to Ecosystem Restoration: State, Federal Agencies Provide Critical Funding for New Delta Science Investigations

By John Callaway, Louise Conrad, and Dylan Stern

An aerial view of the southern tip of McCormack-Williamson Tract in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

April 22, 2019

Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee, a Critical Forum for Long-term Sustainability of the Delta

By Susan Tatayon

Aerial view looking south along Old River in the center is Fay Island, part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County, California.

March 27, 2019

Exploring the Delta's Big Questions

By Susan Tatayon

 

Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee members sitting at a table discussing collaboration across agencies.

December 19, 2018

Improving Collaboration Across Agencies Is Key to Meeting Challenges Ahead

By Randy Fiorini

Two small fish rest on a numerical measuring grid before being released into the Yolo Bypass.

January 7, 2019

Science Governance: Closing the Data to Decision-Making Gap

By Jessica R. Pearson and John Callaway