Interactive

Envisioning California's Delta As It Was

May 7, 2012

By Geoff McGhee, Lauren Sommer and Alison Whipple


Collaboration with KQED Science and the San Francisco Estuary Institute Aquatic Science Center, May 2012

An interactive map of the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta comparing the historical habitat with the present day landscape, as well as period photos, maps and journals used by historical ecologists to help recreate how the region looked 160 years ago. Produced in collaboration with KQED Public Media and the San Francisco Estuary Institute.