Suisun Marsh is a rich and vibrant environment, teeming with growth and wildlife. DWR is harnessing that natural productivity to explore a new approach to ecosystem improvement – one that works with the marsh’s ability to produce the food and habitat native species need to thrive. This approach involves strategically managing wetlands to produce and export tiny, shrimp-like organisms called zooplankton that super-charge the food web to the benefit of native fish species. It involves adjusting water levels, tracking food web production and modeling how that food moves through Suisun Marsh. … Its value is cumulative, with benefits that extend across the ecosystem — from improving ecological conditions to deepening the collective understanding of how the Delta functions and how it can be best managed for the future.