Posts Tagged ‘Growth of cities’

Vanishing Tidelands

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Most of the tidelands in San Francisco Bay have been diked or filled. In the South Bay, tidal salt marshes were turned into salt ponds. View this segment to learn

  • how different the Bay shoreline used to be.
  • how tidal marshes were exchanged for grasslands and salt ponds.
  • about solar salt production in the South Bay.

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Moving California’s Water Supply

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Together, California’s Central Valley Project and State Water Project stand as an engineering marvel that endowed the state with the ability to move water from the north to the arid south, permanently transforming California. View this segment to learn about

  • Robert Bradford Marshall’s network of dams and canals designed to move Northern California water to the Central Valley.
  • the rapid growth of California’s agricultural industry following the construction of the Central Valley Project.
  • California’s two water projects that bring fresh water for drinking from the San Francisco–San Joaquin Delta to 23 million people throughout the state.

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The Oaks of Oakland

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Oak trees are an integral part of the ecology of California. At one point, Oakland and Alameda were home to an impressive stand of live oak trees. View this segment to learn about the incredible oak woodland that was once in Oakland and Alameda.

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The Greatest Shipbuilding Center in the World

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

The San Francisco Bay Area played a critical role in World War II as the “greatest shipbuilding center in the world.” View this segment to learn about

  • the bombing of Pearl Harbor from a Bay Area perspective.
  • the significance of Henry Kaiser and San Francisco Bay Area shipyards in World War II.
  • the role women played in the shipbuilding industry.

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