May, 2012
This spring, CEMAR initiated new projects in several central coast watersheds. In the South Bay tributary San Francisquito Creek, CEMAR is working with National Marine Fisheries Service , the San Mateo County Resource Conservation District and other partners to design a modification of an important fish passage barrier known as the Bonde weir.
CEMAR also installed multiple gauges in Pescadero Creek to begin collecting data to support water conservation and streamflow enhancement projects in cooperation with the Integrated Watershed Restoration Program and local partners.
March, 2012
An op-ed entitled The Climate Change Hoax by CEMAR Executive Director Andrew Gunther (and co-author James McCarthy of Harvard University) appeared in the Sacramento Bee, the Miami Herald, and the Kansas City Star on March 21.
February, 2012
CEMAR's Executive Director Andrew Gunther spoke about how universities and local organizations work together to address topics needing research attention on February 14th as part of an Uncommon Dialogue sponsored by the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University.
January, 2012
Senior Environmental Scientist Dr. Matthew Deitch measures streamflow at Westminster Woods in Occidental, CA after the recent rains.
A video of Dr. Andrew Gunther's plenary address at the 2011 State of the Estuary conference is now available.
December, 2011
Senior Environmental Scientist Matthew Deitch served on a Discussion Panel at the Eighth Annual Berkeley River Restoration Symposium on Saturday, December 3 on the UC Berkeley campus. Dr. Deitch shared his experiences conducting collaborative technical projects with local stakeholders in California and discussed constraints placed on restoration practices with ecological objectives in human-influenced landscapes.
November, 2011
Coho salmon are returning to the Russian River. Read more about the good news and
keep track of the number of coho adults returning to the Russian River watershed. CEMAR is one of six organizations working together as the Russian River Coho Water Resources Partnership to implement conservation strategies that increase water reliability for both humans and fish.
CEMAR is committed to the use of scientific information for the sustainable management of ecosystems for future generations.
The term ecosystem management does not mean we can understand, measure, and control all factors that influence ecosystems. Instead, ecosystem management means that we must develop and implement policies and actions that recognize the interconnectedness of the natural world where our society's political and management boundaries are irrelevant.
