http://kvpr.org en http://kvpr.org/post/new-study-examines-how-delta-ecosystem-once-worked <p>A new study <a href="http://www.sfei.org/DeltaHEStudy">released this week</a> by the San Francisco Estuary Institute and the California Department of Fish and Game aims to turn back the clock and learn how the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta used to work - over 150 years ago.</p><p>It's part of an effort to allow scientists to better understand how to restore the Delta, by examining how the massive freshwater estuary functioned, before the gold rush and agriculture transformed the region with levees, shipping channels and dredging.&nbsp;</p> Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:09:36 +0000 Joe Moore 3976 at http://kvpr.org New Study Examines How Delta Ecosystem Once Worked