September 14, 2023 WEST SACRAMENTO – Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Week, taking place this year from September 24 through 30, is a celebration of the lifeblood of California’s water system and the people who call the region home.
Delta Week was made an official event in recent years, but those who work and live in the Delta have long known that it’s a special and vital place.
“Delta Week is when we highlight the magic of the Delta and help others to appreciate and care about this great region,” says Delta Conservancy Executive Officer Campbell Ingram.
Save the date for the fifth biennial Delta Invasive Species Symposium, Making Connections: Understanding Connectivity in an Invaded Estuary. The Symposium will take place at California Natural Resources Agency headquarters in downtown Sacramento on November 30, 2023.
In addition to invited speakers, the Delta Interagency Invasive Species Coordination (DIISC) Team requests submission of abstracts for 5-minute lightning talks that explore the theme of connection broadly as it relates to invasion, from ecological connectivity to connections among actors in the Bay-Delta’s social-ecological system. Lightning talk presenters must attend in person. To be considered, please submit an abstract by 11:59 p.m. on September 30, 2023, via this form: https://forms.office.com/g/iyYbHxbYBM.
Pictured above from L to R: water hyacinth (photo by Wouter Hagens); overbite clams (photo by USGS); alligatorweed (photo by National Plant Data Center); nutria (photo by CDFW); Southern watersnake (photo by CDFW); Chinese mitten crab (photo by CDFW)
Participate in Delta Waterway Cleanups!
The Delta Conservancy is seeking volunteers to participate in two cleanups happening on Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. as part of Coastal Cleanup Day.
The Conservancy is co-hosting cleanup sites this year at Brannan Island State Recreation Area and Sherman Island in coordination with Park Delta Bay, LLC and Rio Vista Windsurfing Association and Sherman Island Kiteboarding Organization (RVWA-SIKO).
Click here to view all Delta Conservancy projects.
Delta Conservancy Board Approves $24 Million for Wetland Restoration, Community Access, Climate Resiliency Projects
Awards made as part of Climate, Access, and Resource (CAR) and Nature Based Solutions (NBS) funding
May 24, 2023 WEST SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Board on Wednesday approved $24 million for two projects that will restore wetlands, improve community access, and support climate resiliency in Contra Costa County.
Under the larger of the two projects, the Board unanimously approved up to $20.9 million in grant funding for the Wetland Mosaic Landscape on Webb Tract Project proposed by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. During the two-phase project, Metropolitan will design and construct up to 3,500 acres of managed, flooded wetlands and up to 1,500 acres of rice fields on Webb Tract, located in the northeastern portion of Contra Costa County and owned by Metropolitan.
The grant funding for this project was made possible by the Amended Budget Act of 2022, which provided the Delta Conservancy with a general fund allocation of $36 million for projects that support Nature Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration.
Resources for Science, Data, and Environmental Compliance and Permitting for Delta Conservancy Projects
Delta Conservancy staff has prepared an overview for the public of key resources for science, data, environmental compliance, and permitting in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The below presentation is intended to help individuals or organizations interested in applying for Conservancy funding. This overview is consistent with the Conservancy’s General Grant Guidelines and provides resources related to science strategies, adaptive management, climate change, scientific literature, scientific data, visualizations, environmental compliance, and permitting.
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