Tuesday, May 27, 2025

May 27th - Environmental Science

 San Francisco Peninsula - Then and Now

Slide show

One slide per question.


  1. Why has the San Francisco Peninsula lost so much of the the original trash that once made up most of the shoreline?
  2. Why is a healthy march important to both fish and land wildlife?
  3. Name some recent efforts to restore some of the marshes around San Francisco Bay. Have the efforts been successful? Explain.
  4. Why is much of the bay contaminated with Mercury? Where dis the Mercury come from and what are the effects of Mercury on humans and wildlife?
  5. Throughout the peninsula there are remnants of shell mounds. What are they, who build them, and why are they there? Show a picture of one.

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