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NOW AVAILABLE: The State of Bay Delta Science 2022: primary production, invasive aquatic vegetation, remote sensing, harmful algal blooms, carbon sequestration, and more …

Tule and water hyacinth grow in the habitat surrounding the future location of the Lookout Slough Tidal Restoration Project, is located in the Cache Slough complex within the southern part of the Yolo Bypass in Solano County on October 13, 2020. Approximately 3000 acres of tidal wetlands will be restored through California EcoRestore. The levee will be breached in several places, to create an open water habitat for fish and wildlife in the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta. California EcoRestore is an initiative to help coordinate and advance at least 30,000 acres of critical habitat restoration in the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta over the next four years. Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY

The State of Bay-Delta Science (SBDS) is a collection of papers that represents the state of scientific knowledge on relevant topics to the Delta. The articles emphasize the progress made on key research questions and identifies remaining knowledge gaps. The first State of Bay Delta Science was completed in 2008, and provided a system-wide baseline for the state of scientific knowledge of the system. The State of Bay Delta Science 2016 included 15 peer-reviewed papers that covered contaminants in […]

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