Natural History of San Francisco Bay (Volume 102) (California Natural History Guides)

The Natural History of San Francisco Bay has been an incredible resource for me as a high school science teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. This book has helped me cover content areas related to the history of the bay, ecology, conservation, restoration, and the future management of this incredible resource. I have used this book as a primer before leading students on class field trips to China Camp State Park to study biodiversity and participate in restoration projects. Students have used this book as reference material for inquiry projects that they have done related to the bay. Likewise, we have paired this text with a collaboration with our local municipal sewage water agency to study water quality in the bay area and the legacy of heavy metal pollution in the San Francisco bay related to the Gold Rush. I have even dreamed of building a semester course centered around this book called, "Our San Francisco Bay".

Great guide to San Francisco Bay. Impressive detail, but easy to digest. Well done!

The Natural History of San Francisco Bay provides a comprehensive education on the ecology of the Bay Area watershed past, present and future. Rather than being pedantic, though, the information is presented in an entertaining, conversational tone with interesting anecdotes and great photographs spread throughout.

This is an excellent review of the history, ecology, and conservation problems of San Francisco Bay. It is the foremost reference for students and the general public.

This book offers excellent coverage of the SF Bay in all its aspects .Not just for nature lovers, but for eveyone.

excellent!

The authors have produced a beautifully illustrated, informative, and very readable book about the San Francisco Bay in the past and its changes into the present. The movement to save the Bay from gradual destruction started in the early 60ies by three women: Esther Gulick, Sylvia McLaughlin, and Kay Kerr. In 1965 the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission was created. The pictures, diagrams, and tables are excellent and useful.

If you want to learn about the natural history of San Francisco Bay there is no better book than the recently released compilation by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto and Kathleen M. Wong. The breadth of content guarantees new information for even the most knowledgable on the subject. The color photographs contain some breathtaking images in their own right. Many other photos, tables and graphs help bring the impeccably researched text to life. This new resource, packed into a wealth of 335 pages, makes for joyful exploration and an excellent reference.