Spotlight
CALFED Science Program Gets New Name!
On February 3, 2010, under Senate Bill No. 1, the new Delta Stewardship Council was created as an independent state agency tasked with developing the Delta Plan for achieving the coequal goals of providing a more reliable water supply for California and protecting, restoring and enhancing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem. Under the same bill, the CALFED Science Program became the Delta Science Program, reporting to the new Council.
For the latest issue of Science News, click here.
For the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science, click hereEvents
Tools for Delta Smelt Management
The purpose of the Feb. 17 workshop is to achieve a common understanding of the management tools available for implementing the most recent delta smelt biological opinion.
California Water Policy Seminar Series Winter 2010
- February 8 - “Moving Water from Extraction to Sustainability” - Tim Quinn, Director, Association of California Water Agencies
- February 22 - “California Water Issues and Today’s Media” - Rita Sudman, Executive Director, Water Education Foundation, http://aquafornia.com
Mondays, 4:10-5:30 pm, 216 Wellman Hall, Davis, CA
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Ecosystem Restoration Workshop Panel Report Released
An independent panel of experts released its advisory report from a CALFED Science Program-sponsored ecosystem restoration workshop to provide information and guidance for near-term ecosystem restoration efforts in the North Delta and Suisun Marsh. To see the panel's seven recommendations for how to succeed at planning, implementing, evaluating, and managing large-scale river floodplain and estuarine restoration projects
Final Ammonia/Ammonium Research Framework
