San Francisco Natural History Bibliography
California Academy of Sciences Library
Natural History
Gilliam, Harold. The Natural World of San Francisco.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967. WildCalif. F869.S3 G44 1967.
Hedgpeth, Joel Walker. Introduction to Seashore Life of the San Francisco Bay Region and
the Coast of Northern California. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1962. Public QH95.7.H43 1962.
Josselyn, Michael. The Ecology of San Francisco Bay Tidal Marshes: A Community Profile.Washington, DC: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1984. Wild Calif.
QH105.C2 J67 1984.
Smith, Arthur C. Introduction to the Natural History of the San Francisco Bay Region. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1959. Wild Calif. QH105.C2 S55 1959.
Williams, J.C. The Natural History of the
San Francisco Bay Area. Berkeley, CA: McCuthan
Publishing, 1970. Biodiv Ref. QH105.C2 W55 1970.
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Weather
Gilliam, Harold. Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1962. Public QC984.C2 G5 1962.
Miller, Albert. Smog and Weather: The Effect
of San Francisco Bay on the Bay Area Climate.
San Francisco: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, 1967. Main Ref.HT394.S32 M54 1967.
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Geology
Bailey, Edgar H. (ed.) Geology of Northern California. San Francisco: California Division of Mines and Geology, 1966. Botany QE89.B35
Bowen, Oliver E. Rocks and Minerals of the
San Francisco Bay Region. Berkeley: University
of California Press, 1962. Public QE375.C32 B68 1962.
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Botany
Ferris, Roxana S. Native Shrubs of the San Francisco Bay Region. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1968. Public QK484.C2
F37 1968.
Howell, John Thomas; Peter H. Raven and Peter Rubtzoff. A
Flora of San Francisco, California. San Francisco:
University of California Press, 1958.
Kozloff, Eugene N and Linda H. Beidleman. Plants
of the San Francisco Bay Region: Mendocino to Monterey.
Pacific Grove, CA: Sagen Press, 1994. Wild Calif. QK149.C2 K72 1991.
McClintock, Elizabeth. Trees of the Panhandle,
Golden Gate Park. San Francisco: California
Academy of Sciences, 1966. Wild Calif. QK484.C2 M325 1973.
Metcalf, Woodbrige. Native Trees of the San
Francisco Bay Region. Berkeley: University
of California Press, 1959.
Orr, Robert Thomas and Dorothy B. Orr. Mushrooms
and Other Common Fungi of the San Francisco Bay Region.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1962. Wild Calif. QK617.O76 1962.
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Animal Life
Birds
Jesse, Andrea. Cultural Homologues and Insular Dialects in Nuttall's White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli). San Francisco, CA: San Francisco State University, 1997. M&O QL698.5 .J47 1997.
Mailliard, Joseph. Handbook of the Birds of Golden
Gate Park, San Francisco. San Francisco: California Academy
of Sciences, 1930. Main QL684.C2 M28 1930.
Invertebrates
Tilden, James W. Butterflies
of the San Francisco Bay Region.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1965. Public QL551.C2 T5 1965.
Fish
Leidy, R.A. Distribution
and Ecology of Stream Fishes in the San Francisco Bay Drainage.
Berkeley: California Agricultural Experiment Station, University of California
Division of Agricultureand Natural Resources, 1984. Wild Calif. QL628.C2 L45
1984.
Mammals
Berry, William D. and Elizabeth Berry. Mammals
of the San Francisco Bay Region.
Berkeley:University of California Press, 1959. Main QL719.C2 B47 1959.
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Endangered Species and Conservation
Berg, Peter; Beryl Magilavy and Seth Zuckermand.
A Green City Program for the San Francisco
Bay Area and Beyond. San Francisco: Planet
Drum Books, 1989. Biodiv HD258.B47 1990.
Berger, John J. Ecological Restoration in
the San Francisco Bay Area: A Descriptive Directory and Sourcebook. Berkeley, CA: Restoring the Earth, 1990. Biodiv Ref. QH76.5.C2 E25 1990.
Steiner, John and Evelyn Baker. Endangered
and Threatened Species of the San Francisco Bay Region.
San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, 1990. Biodiv Ref. QH76.5.C2 S83 1990.
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Native Americans:
Bean, Lowell John. The Ohlone Past and Present: Native Americans of the San Francisco Bay Region. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press, 1994. Main E99.C8744 M3.
Margolin, Malcolm. The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area. Berekley: Heyday Books, 1978. Main E99.C8744 M3
Milliken, Randall. A Time of Little Choice: The Disintigration of Tribal Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1769 - 1810. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publishers' Services, 1995. Main E78.C15 M55 1995
Battle for San Bruno Mountain. Palo Alto, CA: Mid-Peninula Access Corporation, 1993. Biodiv QH76.5.C2 B38 1993.
Bay Watch: State of the Bay. San Francisco: KGO Television 1987. (30 min) Biodiv TD255.S25 B39 1987
A Creek Runs Through It: The Story of San Francisquito. Palo Alto, CA: Bay Area Action, 1993. (30 min) Biodiv QH541.5.R52 C74 1993
The Great San Francisco Earthquake, 1906. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, 1989 (60 min) Biodiv F869.S357 G73 1989.
The Great San Francisco Earthquake, 1906. WGBH Boston, WNET New York, NY and KCET Los Angeles Television 1989. (60 min.) Biodiv F869.S357 1989
Guardian of the Golden Gate. San Francisco, CA: David Donnerfield, 1994. (60 min) Public F868.S156 G83 1994
Secrets of the Bay. Berekeley, CA: Independant Documentary Group, 1990. (28 min) Biodiv QH105.C2 S43 1990
Spring Wild Flowers of Marine. [Calif]: California Native Plant Society, Marine County Chapter, 1995. (20 min) Biodiv QK149.6 .M2 S67 1995.
When the Bay Area Quakes. Olympia, WA: The Dept., 1990 (20 min) Special Collections QE535.2.C3 W44 1990
Morita, Nancy. The Ecology and Natural History of San Francisco: Wild in the City. San Anselmo,CA: Nancy Morita: Wild in the City, 1992. Maps G4364.S521 1992 .M67
Pacific Coast Ecological Inventory: San Francisco. Washington, DC Fish and Wildlife Reference Service, 1981. MAP.
Bakalinsky, Adah. Stairway Walks in San Francisco. Berekeley: Wildernes Press, 1995. Public F869.S33 B35 1995
Gustaitis, Rasa and Jerry Emory. San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995. Public F868.S156 S187 1995
Sobel, Barbara and Karin Noack. Guide to San Francisco Environmental Services. San Francisco: Department of the Environment, 1998. Biodiv Ref. GE198.C2 S62 1998
Wayburn, Peggy. Adventuring in the San Francisco Bay Area: The Sierra Club Travel Guide to San Francisco, Marine, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo Counties and the Bay Islands. San Francisco Sierra Club Books, 1987.
Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program. Kids in Creeks: An Interdisciplinary Creek Exploration Program. Hayward, CA: The Program, 1997. Biodiv GB991 .C2 K52 1997
Aquatic Outreach Institute. Kids in MarchesL An Interdisciplinary Wetlands Education Program. Richmond, CA: The Institute, 1997. Biodiv QH541.5 .M3 1997
Buxton, Eva. Bayshore Studies Teacher's Handbook. Tiberon, CA: Richardson Bay Audubon Center, 1988. Biodiv Ref. QH105.C2 B39 1988
Creating Community Curriculum for the Future: Students, Stewardships, and Sustainability. San Francisco: Golden Gate National Park Association, 1995. Biodiv QH76.5 .C2 1995
Kramer, Kathy. Teaching About the San Francisco Bay and Delta: An Activities and Resource Guide. Richmond, CA: Aquatic Habitat Institute, 1991. Biodiv Ref. F868.S156 K72 1991
Marine and Coastal Educational Resources Directory, San Francisco, and Monterey Bay Areas: A Guide to Organizations Providing Information and Resources on Marine and Coastal Education. San Francisco: Califonia Coastal Commission, 1996. Biodiv QH105 .C2 M27 1996
The Randall Museum Teen and Adult Class Schedule.
http://www.randallmuseum.org/events.cfm
San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners.
USGS WRD: Water Quality of San Francisco Bay
http://sfbay.wr.usgs.gov/access/wqdata
Coastal Geography
http://www.ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/coastal/geography.html
Bay Area Air Quality Management District Web Site
BayKeeper: Prototype for Citizen Environmental Protection
http://www.epa.gov/cookbook/page28.html
Earth Island Institute: Innovative Action for the Environment
http://www.earthisland.org/home_body.cfm
San Francisco Recycling Program Web Site
Surfride Foundation: San Francisco
Yerba Buena Chapter, California Native Plant Society
http://www.cnps-yerbabuena.org/
Last update: June 2000 -- url update June 2002