Geography Links

comments/additions email me at bholzman@sfsu.edu
revised 08/18/2003

Topics Biogeographical (and the like)
El Nino links
Overall view of United States Taxonomy

Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna

Taxonomy of Fish by World Regions

Biomes of North America

Biomes: Table of Contents
Glossary for Biogeography
Merriam's Life-zones
Home Page of The Nature Conservancy - Help Protect Endangered Species
Radford University's Biogeography Home Page
Biomes (S. Woodward Radford University)

Trees/Vegetation

Trees of the Pacific Northwest

Resources for Dendrochronologists (the best resource site)

Invertebrates

Spiders - Lesson Focus

The Insects Home Page

Other Physical Sites

Virtual Geography Department Project
CMU Geography and Earth Science Home Page
The Glacial History of Mount Shasta
Geography Slide Shows
Earth Online

NOAA Paleoclimatology

New Zealand's History

Mapping
Tiger Map Server Browser
@MAGELLAN Geographix - Digital Maps and Cartograpy

Field Trips
Local Trips
My Point Reyes Field Trip
http://www.sfsu.edu/~geog/bholzman/ptreyes/Welcome.htm

San Andreas Fault Trip

http://sepwww.stanford.edu/oldsep/joe/fault_images/BayAreaSanAndreasFault.html

Some VRQT movies of local interest

Trips outside Northern California

Virtual Hawaii

http://www.satlab.hawaii.edu/space/hawaii/index.html

The Virtual Geography Department housed at UC Boulder maintains a web site on

Virtual Field trips where most of these sites can be linked.

Virtual Geography Department: Virtual Field Trips Home Page

Additional field trips of Interest:

Geological Trips Big Bend, Texas

http://geoweb.tamu.edu/faculty/herbert/bigbend/

(Includes a great deal of information on geologic processes as well as a hike through Big Bend National Park)

http://geoweb.tamu.edu/faculty/herbert/bigbend/hike1/index.html
This is a trip to LA, lots of cultural and historical geography

Downtown Los Angeles Sites

 

 

Topics Environmental
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
A wealth of information regarding Bay Area. Includes an Environmental Helpline , Earthquake Information, Census Data, Trail Maps, Bay Area Weather and much more. Bay Area Action
Bay Area Green Business Program Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Includes information on meteorology, asbestos, air contaminants, and monitoring programs.
Bay Delta and Special Water Projects
Provides access to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), wildlife of Delta, job opportunities, and some research papers.
Friends of Lake Merced
Friends of Lake Merced (FoLM) is an all-volunteer, community-based organization dedicated to restoring and, preserving the natural and recreational value of Lake Merced.
Peninsula Conservation Center Foundation (PCCF)
San Francisco Government
First stop for access to SF government information.
 San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
 San Francisco Estuary Institute
 San Francisco Estuary Project
 San Francisco Public Library Jobs & Careers Homepage
Spare the Air:Bay Area Air Quality Forecasts.
 USGS San Francisco Bay and Delta
Provides links to extensive information on the Bay and Delta, including water flow, wetlands, water quality, hazards, urbanization and digital maps.

 

 

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