Delta Restoration Planning and Visioning

Based on our deep knowledge of historical ecology and landscape change in the Delta, SFEI has been involved in several planning and visioning efforts. We have developed the Landscape Scenario Planning Tool (LSPT) as resource to assist with analyzing and evaluating different land use scenarios. The tool is designed to inform ongoing and future restoration planning efforts by assessing how proposed projects will affect ecosystem functions and services.

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Delta Landscapes Scenario Planning Tool

This project is a tool for planning scenarios of landscape-scale restoration of the Delta. The tool is designed to inform ongoing and future restoration planning efforts in the Delta.

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Delta Landscapes Project

The Delta Landscapes Project, which began in 2012 and will run through 2016, has developed a body of work to inform landscape-scale restoration of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem.

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Delta: McCormack-Williamson Tract

The McCormack-Williamson Tract (MWT) was purchased in 1999 by The Nature Conservancy with CALFED Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) funds. Though today it looks like many islands of the central Delta, it is situated in a unique position at the intersection between… Read More

Recent Publications

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A Marsh Transformed: Historical Ecology and Landscape Change in Suisun Marsh

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Resilient Staten Island: Landscape Scenario Analysis Pilot Application

A central motivating question for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta science and management community is what should be done, where and when, to support future Delta landscapes that are ecologically and economically viable…

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