Where in the bay are Olympia oysters?
This map includes our Oyster Base Camp habitats, reef projects, observations of wild Olympia oysters imported from iNaturalist, and pollution burden data imported from CalEnviroscreen.
Click the “>>” in the top right corner of the map to view the map legend. Click and drag to move around the map. Zoom in to view CalEnviroScreen data.
This map includes our Oyster Base Camp habitats, reef projects, observations of wild Olympia oysters imported from iNaturalist, and pollution burden data imported from CalEnviroscreen.
Printable activity pages for the whole family. Learn about what types of animals oysters are and how they live.
Things to watch
Saving the Bay 26 videos narrated by Robert Redford, Saving the Bay explores the history of one of America's greatest natural resources: San Francisco Bay. The series traces the Bay from its geologic origins following the last Ice Age through years of catastrophic exploitation to restoration efforts of today.
The Ocean Solution A 14 minute film produced by Patagonia Provisions about Bren Smith, the ocean-farming pioneer whose vertical kelp and shellfish farms could transform the way food is produced.
Billion Oyster Project Check out the YouTube channel for Billion Oyster Project, our mentors and inspiration for community driven restoration.
Things to read
Down By the Bay: San Francisco’s History Between the Tides by Matthew Morse Booker. From birds to oyster pirates, from gold miners to farmers, from salt ponds to ports, this is the first history of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. It offers invaluable context for current discussions over the best management and use of the Bay in the face of sea level rise.
Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food by Paul Greenberg. Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, Greenberg reveals our damaged relationship with the ocean and its inhabitants. Four Fish offers a way for us to move toward a future in which healthy sustainable seafood is the rule rather than the exception.
A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur’s Guide to Oyster Eating in North America by Rowan Jacobsen. In this passionate, playful, and indespensable guide, oyster aficionado Rowan Jacobsen takes readers on a delectable tour of the oysters of North America.
The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area by Malcolm Margolin. Describes the culture of the Indigenous people who inhabited the Bay Area prior to the arrival of European invaders. The Ohlone Way has been described by critic Pat Holt as a “mini-classic”.
Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures Farming the Ocean to Fight Climate Change by Bren Smith. Written with the humor and swagger of a fisherman telling a late-night tale, it is a powerful story of environmental renewal, and a must-read guide to saving our oceans, feeding the world, and--by creating new jobs up and down the coasts--putting working class Americans back to work.
Community Science
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