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CALFED Science Program Seminars

The CALFED Science Program hosts public lectures by renown scientists on key science used to accomplish the CALFED goals by its implementing agencies. These seminars highlight for managers and the public the state of knowledge of the Bay-Delta system critical for achieving the CALFED goals, as well as present new information and scientific interpretations necessary for implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the success of the CALFED Program. Seminars include CALFED Brown Bag Seminars; Lead Scientist seminars; and co-sponsored seminars from the CALFED Science Program and the University of California, Davis' Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture.





Brown Bag Seminars

Historical Ecology of the Delta

This brown bag presentation provided examples of how historical ecology has helped identify restoration opportunities in wetland and riverine systems throughout the state, and explored how similar efforts might be useful in the Delta.

Projecting Inundation Due to Sea Level Rise in the San Franciso Bay and Delta

This brown bag presentation examines how projected sea level rise over the coming century will cause new areas surrounding the San Francisco Bay and Delta to be inundated with a wide variety of ecological and socioeconomic consequences.

The REPEAT Project

This brown bag presentation focused on subsidence and other anthropogenic impacts on Delta peat soils, peat geochemistry, and the historic rates and future estimates of peat accretion in Delta marshes.

CALFED Brown Bag Seminar Series Presents: Fish Use of Shallow Water Habitats Of the Western Delta - Tom Cannon of Wildlands, Inc.

This brown bag presentation focused on fish surveyed in the western Delta of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers to determine patterns of their use of various types of shallow water habitat. The surveys focused on Kimball Island and adjacent shallow river habitats of the western Delta from 2002-2007.

CALFED Brown Bag Seminar Series Presents A Delta Reality: Subsistence Fishing and Fish Contamination - Fraser Shilling, Ph.D. UC Davis

This brown bag presentation focused on Dr. Fraser Shilling's ongoing research in characterizing fishing activities in the Delta region as environmental policy and public health issues. He talked about the ethnographic and geographic diversity of subsistence fishing and how this impacts environmental management and research.

Lead Scientist, Michael Healey Brown Bag: The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To Adaptive Management

"With Apologies to Doug Adams...This talk used some of the ideas from Doug Adams' series of radio shows and books starting with 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' to provide a humorous touch to the otherwise dry topic of Adaptive Management. Although I explained this when I introduced the talk, it may not be apparent to someone who simply looks at the power point slides (unless that person is a fan of Adams' work). If something looks strange in this set of slides it is probably because it comes from H2G2." Mike Healey

Lead Scientist Candidate Seminars:

The CALFED Bay-Delta Program is conducting a search for a lead scientist to replace Dr. Michael Healey when his term expires at the end of the year. The Independent Science Board (ISB) recruited four lead scientist candidates that will be interviewed by a selection panel consisting of agency, stakeholder, and ISB representatives during October and November. Each candidate will present a noon Brown Bag Seminar to the public and will meet with the selection panel and CALFED staff.

Candidate Seminars:

  • Dr. Mark Bain, Cornell University - Oct 1
  • Dr. James T. (Tim) Hollibaugh, University of Georgia - Oct 9
  • Dr. Nicholas Clesceri, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Emeritus) - Oct 22
  • Dr. Clifford Dahm, University of New Mexico - Nov 2

Seminar Supporting Documents

Dr. Mark Bain

Dr. James T. (Tim) Hollibaugh

Dr. Nicholas Clesceri

Dr. Clifford Dahm

CALFED and UC Davis CABA Seminar Series