AG ALERT: Committee meets to advise DWR on state water plan Ag Alert Planning and management May 27, 2026By Ag Alert An advisory committee to the California Department of Water Resources held its first meeting last week to...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Suisun Marsh feeds baby salmon in the winter―can it also feed Delta smelt in the summer? Robin Meadows Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features May 27, 2026By Robin Meadows About a decade ago, researchers at the University of California, Davis made a surprising discovery while teaching...
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...
REPORT: Higher summer outflow and food supply are linked to better Delta smelt outcomes Maven Delta scienceReportsWater project operations May 27, 2026Findings from a weight-of-evidence review of summer-fall habitat actions in the San Francisco Estuary Delta smelt are a small open-water...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/26: Sites Project Authority urges revisions to draft water rights permit; Southern California could get 85% of its water locally and avoid Delta tunnel, groups say; California’s salmon fishery is reopening after a population crash and 3‑year closure, but that doesn’t mean all is well; West prepares for extreme measures to relieve pressure on Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 26, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
PRESS RELEASE: Sites Project Authority urges revisions to draft water rights permit Sites Project Authority Water project operations May 26, 2026Press release from the Sites Project Authority: Today, the Sites Project Authority released the following statement related to its comments...
THE CONVERSATION: California’s salmon fishery is reopening after a population crash and 3‑year closure, but that doesn’t mean all is well The Conversation Fish and wildlife May 26, 2026By Eric Palkovacs, University of California, Santa Cruz and Steven T. Lindley, University of California, Santa Cruz Along the California...
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...
PLACER COUNTY: Returning to the Ravine: Salmon recorded in restored section of the Auburn Ravine Guest Contributor Fish and wildlife May 26, 2026From the County of Placer, Community Development Resource Agency: For more than 80 years, salmon were rarely seen above the...
NOAA FISHERIES: Decades of effort restore steelhead and salmon passage on Alameda Creek NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlife May 26, 2026A NOAA-funded project removed the final barrier on an urban San Francisco Bay Area creek that was once the Bay’s...
THE CONVERSATION: The US is seeing stronger storms, so why are droughts getting worse? The Conversation Hydrology May 26, 2026By David Boutt, UMass Amherst About two-thirds of the U.S. is in some stage of drought in late spring 2026,...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds say California water board is forcing discriminatory salinity requirements on it Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law May 22, 2026The water board said a 2018 plan hasn’t yet been implemented, meaning the issue isn’t ripe for a court to...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for May 17-22: Can collective efforts address subsidence in the SJV?; Salmon at risk with fed’s Shasta management plan; Coalition releases “Water Renaissance” vision for the state’s water future; Tribal water rights in California; and more … Maven Weekly Digest May 22, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Can collective efforts to address subsidence raise SJV fields, canals – and prospects?; El Niño could supercharge this year’s Pacific hurricane season; An immense marine heatwave off the West Coast has alarmed scientists; Feds declare Eaton fire was a cleanup success. Their testing shows otherwise; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 22, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 5/21: Water Board: Salmon are at risk with Reclamation’s Shasta Temperature Management Plan; Coalition releases “Water Renaissance” vision for the state’s water future; Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program update; PPIC Report: Tribal water rights in California; and more … Maven Daily Digest May 21, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
