This is the second installment in a trilogy on the hub of the state's water delivery system, the California Bay-Delta. It is the largest estuary in the West, located midway between San Francisco and Sacramento. The Delta has become a rich agricultural area and with the big water projects the hub of the state's water delivery system. But after many years of human interference, the Delta is suffering. While CALFED, a consortium of government agencies, looks for solutions to many Delta issues, local farmers are pitching in to help restore the Delta's ecosystem. Farmers Jim and Sally Shanks of Staten Island, a small island surrounded by water in the Delta, have created and constructed eco-restoration projects that have become models for the larger CALFED process. They may live on an island, but their philosophy is about being connected, not isolated. For example, "As we drive our harvester out of the fields, we let the water go back in and all winter long we're a bed & breakfast for the hoards of wildlife migrating south," said Sally. Other areas within the Delta are being preserved for the environment. The Cosumnes River Preserve is an example of land set aside for wildlife habitat. Repairing the ecosystem is one goal of the CALFED process. Other goals include enhancing water quality, assuring California's water supply and shoring up the system itself. Next week on California Heartland we'll see how fisheries that declined right along with the Delta are making a comeback with a new kind of human interference. If you have comments or questions about this story, please E-mail us at calheart@kvie.org.