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Aquariums, Zoos & Gardens
- America's
Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College
- Offers an exotic animal training and management program in Ventura
County. Includes visitor information, student enrollment, history
and program overview.
- Aquarium
of the Bay - San Francisco. An educational facility dedicated to
inspiring conservation of San Francisco Bay and marine environments,
located adjacent to Pier 39. Visitor information, educational
programs, and special events.
- Aquarium
of the Pacific - Long Beach. General information, virtual tour
with map and panoramic exhibit photos, news, animal photos and
descriptions, webcams, education program summary, and behind the
scenes information.
- Birch
Aquarium at Scripps - La Jolla. General information, history,
conservation information with animal photos, descriptions, videos
and webcams, monthly activity schedule, and education program
summary.
- Cabrillo
High School Aquarium - Lompoc near Santa Barbara. Visiting
information, project history and future vision, exhibit photos and
descriptions, education program videos and a webcam.
- Cabrillo
Marine Aquarium - San Pedro near Los Angeles. Visitor
information, exhibit descriptions and photos, map, special events,
and education program summary.
- California
Living Museum - Bakersfield. Visitor information, special
events, zoo map, and animal photos and descriptions.
- Chaffee
Zoological Gardens - Fresno. Formerly known as Roeding Park Zoo.
Features include rainforest, orangutan and tiger exhibits, a reptile
house, and an animal encounter area for children. Site has general
information, education programs, zoo history, animal photos and 100+
scientific descriptions.
- Charles
Paddock Zoo - Atascadero near San Luis Obispo. Over 100 animals
on 5 acres in the central California coast. City site has general
information.
- Charles
Paddock Zoo by Central Coast Tourist - Follow a narrated
photographic tour through the zoo while learning more about local
programs and events.
- Coyote
Point Museum - San Mateo near San Francisco. Includes wildlife
habitats, a walk-through aviary, and theme gardens. Park offers
playgrounds, picnic facilities, and walking and biking trails. Site
has general information.
- Folsom
City Zoo - Near Sacramento. Visitor information, education
program summary, and photos and descriptions of animals at the zoo.
- Happy
Hollow Park and Zoo - In addition to animal exhibits and a
contact area, the park features a variety of children's rides,
amusements, and a puppet theater. Site has general information,
animal photos and descriptions. San Jose, California.
- The
Living Desert Wildlife and Botanical Park - Palm Desert near Los
Angeles. 600 animals from 145 species on a 1200 acre wilderness
preserve dedicated to desert ecosystems. Site has general
information, park history, conservation information and animal,
plant and desert photos and descriptions.
- Los
Angeles Zoo - 1200 animals housed on 113 acres, including a
children's zoo. Site has general information, zoo history,
California condor conservation efforts, and features animal photos,
descriptions, videos and sound files.
- Micke
Grove Zoo - Lodi near Sacramento. General information and animal
sounds, pictures, and habitat information.
- Monterey
Bay Aquarium E-Quarium - Monterey. Visitor information, map,
exhibit photos, descriptions and updates, animal and plant photos,
descriptions, videos, and webcams, special events, conservation
information, education program summary and interactive games for
children.
- Oakland
Zoo - 400 animals from 125 species housed on 525 acres. Park has
a chairlift, a miniature train and a carousel. Site has general
information, interactive games, animal photos, descriptions, sounds,
videos and verbal discussions.
- Orange
County Zoo - The zoo is nestled among the majestic 477 acre
wilderness park in the City of Orange. Find visitor information,
special events, and animal webcams.
- Sacramento
Zoo - Exhibits over 400 animals on 14 acres. General
information, an animal photo gallery and fact sheets, and teacher
resources.
- San
Diego Wild Animal Park - 1800 acre wildlife preserve houses over
3500 animals representing 260 species and is a botanical garden.
General information, interactive exhibit tour, animal photos and
videos, education program summary, conservation information, and
calendar of events.
- San
Diego Zoo - 100 acres housing 4000 animals representing 800
species. General information, virtual exhibits, education program
summary, conservation information, calendar of events, and animal
photos, videos and a webcam.
- San
Francisco Zoo - Houses 250 species and includes a children's
zoo, miniature train and carousel. Site has general information,
animal photos and descriptions, a virtual tour, conservation
information, special events, and volunteering opportunities.
- Santa
Ana Zoo at Prentice Park - Visitor information, virtual tour
with photos and descriptions of exhibits and animals, news, and
animal quiz.
- Santa
Barbara Zoological Gardens - 600 animals representing more than
180 species housed on 16 acres. General information, animal photos
and descriptions, zoo history, and a virtual tour.
- SeaWorld
San Diego - Includes park information, map with attraction
descriptions, special programs, and animal information.
- Sequoia
Park Zoo - Eureka. Home to 100 animals on 5 acres, including a
children's petting zoo. Site has general information and chimpanzee
art.
- Sierra
Endangered Cat Haven - Dunlap near Fresno. Home base of Project
Survival, which is dedicated to helping researchers and
conservationists in their efforts to protect wild cats. Visitor
information, history, education program summary, animal photos and
descriptions, and cat facts.
- Six
Flags Marine World - Vallejo near San Francisco. Enjoy tigers,
dolphins, sharks, elephants, giraffes, water rides, roller coasters,
and family entertainment.
- Steinhart
Aquarium - San Francisco. Part of the California Academy of
Sciences. Visitor information, exhibit descriptions with animal
photos, history, and oceanography resources.
- Wildlife
Waystation - Angeles National Forest. A 160 acre rescue and
rehabilitation facility dedicated to public education. Tour
information, special events, history, animal photos and
descriptions, and sponsorship program.
- Zoo
To You Wildlife Education - Paso Robles. A non-profit animal
welfare facility that offers a wide variety of wildlife educational
programs, bringing animals to schools. Contact information, program
summary, individual animal photos and stories, and current projects.
Maps & Views
- Air
Quality Information -
Current SMOG conditions in Los Angeles, Orange, and eastern San
Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
- Atlas
of Metropolitan Los Angeles and Vicinity - Includes maps showing
population, citizenship, income, poverty, and education.
- Highway
System Area Maps - Showing current road conditions for highways
in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
- Historical
View of Los Angeles Area, 1871 - A color bird's-eye view showing
the area, along with text, a border showing major events in area
history, and an index to points of interest.
- Los
Angeles Metro Area - From the 1970 edition of the U.S. National
Atlas. (326K)
- Recent
Earthquakes - Map and detailed information about recent seismic
activity from the U. S. Geological Survey.
- Road
Map with Points of Interest - Shows major highways, primary
roads, communities, and points of interest in Los Angeles and Orange
County. Provided by California Division of Tourism. [PDF]
- Road
Maps - A basic highway map of the Metro Area, along with more
detailed road maps of Long Beach, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Beverly
Hills, LAX, Santa Ana, and Santa Monica. Plus satellite photo of the
area.
- Views
of Street Life - Web cam mounted on the dashboard of a van
captures scenes of daily life on the streets of Los Angeles, San
Bernardino, and Orange Counties.
- Virtual
Reality Panoramas: Los Angeles and Vicinity - Panoramas of
scenic landscapes, including ones in Malibu, Los Angeles, the San
Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, and coastal Orange County.
- Earthquake
Maps - Maps showing faults,
recent and historical earthquakes, and seismic hazards, provided by
the Southern California Earthquake Data Center.
- Road
Maps - A basic highway map of Southern California, along with
more detailed maps of the coastal area and the metropolitan areas
within it.
- Shaded
Relief Map - A brightly colored map of the southern half of
California made by color-coding elevations and applying shadows.
(692K)
- Southern
California - Original scale 1:2,500,000 U.S.G.S. 1972, limited
update 1990. In Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection. (468K)
- Storm
Images - Storm and weather images. Includes a directory of web
cams in Southern California.
- Historical
Topological Map - USGS map
from 1900, including parts of Los Angeles and Pasadena. (1,063K) [PDF]
- Historical
Topological Map - USGS map from 1902, including parts of Los
Angeles, Burbank, and Hollywood. (1,097K) [PDF]
- Historical
Views of Los Angeles Area - Bird's-eye view of Los Angeles in
1877, including separate views of Wilmington and Santa Monica.
- LAPhotos.com
- Offers photos and slideshows from Los Angeles and Southern
California.
- Los
Angeles - A virtual photo tour through the streets and beach
fronts of the area.
- Metropolitan
Los Angeles and Vicinity - Atlas project provides a map of the
area and communities.
- Points
of Interest Map - Shows major highways, communities and points
of interest in Los Angeles County. Provided by the California
Division of Tourism in pdf format.
- Virtual
Canvas - Thomas Mannfred Carlsson offers a photographic essay of
L.A. County, from the Santa Monica beach, to Hollywood, to the
Staples Center to the center of downtown.
- The
Virtual L.A. Project - Preview UCLA's project to build a 3-D
computer model of the entire Los Angeles basin.
- Griffith
Park Map - Shows roads and
attractions.
- Historical
View of Los Angeles, 1891 - A bird's-eye view of the city, with
a border showing major buildings and an index to points of interest.
- Historical
View of Los Angeles, 1909 - A bird's-eye view of the city.
- Historical
View of Los Angeles, c. 1877 - A bird's-eye view showing the
city from the east. Includes index to points of interest.
- Historical
View of Los Angeles, c. 1888 - A bird's-eye view of the city.
- Historical
Views of Los Angeles, 1894 - Two color bird's-eye views of the
city. One looks north from the corner of Wilder Street and Central
Avenue. The other looks south from the corner of Tenth and Pearl
Streets. Includes index to points of interest.
- L.A.
Avenue.com - A virtual tour thru the streets of Los Angeles with
a mobile webam. Includes an archive of photos of L.A.
- LA-cam
- View of the downtown Los Angeles skyline as seen from a hillside
in nearby Silverlake. Updated every 15 minutes during daylight
hours.
- NaviGate
LA - Provides online access to the public information the City
maintains on the properties within the City of Los Angeles and the
physical facilities that support the community.
- USC
- TommyCam - USC's webcam, located on top of the building
overlooking Tommy Trojan and Alumni Park.
Organizations
- Ability
Counts, Inc. - Provide
developmentally disabled adults with vocational training. We are a
California Accredited Rehabilatation Facility, a tax exempt
non-profit organization.
- California
Association of Human Relations Organizations - Serves as a
resource for organizations working to promote civil rights and
addresses issues of hate crime, human and group relations issues,
and police-community relations.
- California
Association of Nonprofits - A state-wide nonprofit association
offering services and discounts, public policy and advocacy,
insurnace, publications, and assistance to nonprofits in California
- California
Budget Project (CBP) - A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization
seeking fiscal reforms to benefit low and moderate income
Californians.
- California
Center for the Book - In association with the Library of
Congress, the center promotes the importance of reading, works to
improve literacy, and encourages celebration of the book, book arts,
and printing.
- California
Cities Home Owner's Authority (CCHOA) - Program designed to help
California renters become home owners.
- California
City-County Street Light Association - Organization made up of
local government personnel concerned with street light rates.
Includes information on rate cases before the California Public
Utilities Commission.
- California
Council for the Humanities - Focused on strengthening community
life by creating, sponsoring and promoting humanities programs for
the general public in every region of the state. Includes overview
of its history, how to provide support, special programs, and grant
guidelines.
- The
California Historical Artillery Society - Includes an events
schedule, history and images page, and a photo gallery.
- California
Non-Profit Organizations - Directory of non-profit
organizations.
- California
State Society - Non-profit, non-partisan organization providing
opportunities to unite Californians in the nation's capital and to
foster good-will for the State of California in Washington, DC.
Newsletter, events, and membership information.
- Developments
In Literacy (DIL) - A Southern California non-profit helps
promote literacy in the remote, underdeveloped areas of Pakistan.
- Friends
of Justice - The case of Steven Dale Bell.
- Golden
State Bonsai Federation - A tax-exempt, educational organization
which provides services and activities promoting the art of bonsai
throughout California. Includes magazine, education, clubs and
organization.
- Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah of California - IOOF -
Fraternal organization provides information about activities and
programs, list of many California lodges with addresses and meeting
times, information on how to join.
- League
of California Homeowners - Non-profit homeowner advocacy site
provides information about home remodeling, real estate
transactions, and financing. Resources and membership information.
- L.I.F.E.
Foundation - Nonprofit org. that refers people to paranormal
Investigators in their area.
- Native
Sons of the Golden West - Fraternal organization of native
Californians who have dedicated themselves to preserving and
promoting California history. Features details on the history, local
parlors, an events calendar, and photo gallery.
- New
Life Ministries - Ordering information for seminar tapes,
booklets and laminated cards. Our site also includes a free monthly
on-line mini study.
- Newcomers
Club Directory for California - A California directory of social
organizations which help integrate new residents into the local
community through social events, interest groups and children's
activities (i.e. Newcomers Club, Welcome Wagon Club, New Neighbors
League)
- Non-Profits
Page - Host site for some Northern California non-profit
organizations.
- Rainbow
for Girls in California - History and general information about
the state-level organization.
- Rainforest
Action Network - Works to protect the Earth's rainforests and
support the rights of their inhabitants through education,
grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.
- RAND
California: - Comprehensive statistics on California economics,
economy, business, population, demographics, births, deaths,
immigration, education, school, schools, crime, rate, rates,
environment, welfare, ssi, medi-cal, medicare, social, security,
- Real
Birds: Birding in California - Includes Rare Bird Alerts within
the state and links to birder pages and resources.
- Regional
Council of Rural Counties - Leading Rural California into the
21st Century. RCRC, California Rural Home Mortgage Finance
Authority, Environmental Services JPA, and Government Advocacy.
- School
Wise Press - Publishers of books for parents about California
schools
- Second
Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties -
Information about the organization and its services and online
donation area.
- Senior
Gleaners - A nonprofit, charitable corporation run by senior
(age 50 and over) volunteers to glean surplus foods for the needy
members and charitable organizations in northeast California.
- Toys
for Tots Central California - Marine non-profit organization
provides toys for under-privileged children during the holidays.
Provides drop off locations for tots program in Central California.
- Trinity
Children and Family Services - Not-for-profit, multi-service
agency serving the needs of children requiring out-of-home placement
through residential/treatment and foster family programs.
- WineDining
- Club for wine and food enthusiasts with weekend events at
restaurants and wineries. View benefits and membership information.
Photos
- Bearclover.net
- Photographs of Yosemite, Sequoia National Park, and other parts of
California. Travel diary and travel tips included.
- California
Photo Journal - A personal photo collection with three sections:
Yosemite National Park, Big Sur and Southern California.
- CalPhotos
- A collection of photos of plants, animals and landscapes, mostly
Californian.
- Enlightened
Images Photography - Stock photography of California scenes.
- Weekends
in California - Photos and posters of various areas in the
state.
Science & Environment
- Air
Resources Board - Part of
the California Environmental Protection Agency. Includes calendar,
workshops, programs, laws and regulations.
- Blackout
- PBS program FRONTLINE and The New York Times join forces to
investigate the story behind the California energy crisis.
- Bolsa
Chica Land Trust - Educational tour and interactive site with
photos and sounds of birds, wildlife, and landscapes.
- Books
by David Carle - Drowning the Dream, California's Water Choices
at the Millennium - an environmental history of the state, focusing
on water, population, and environmental change. Mono Lake Viewpoint
- essays about an inland sea.
- CalFlora
- Database containing summary geographic and ecological distribution
information for over 8000 California vascular plant taxa, as well as
additional habitat information for rare species of the Sierra
Nevada.
- California
Artificial Reef Enhancement - Promotes awareness, understanding,
preservation and enhancement of artificial reef ecosystems in
offshore California waters through public education and scientific
research.
- California
Botanical Society - Systematics, ecology, evolution, and natural
history of the plants of California and adjacent western North
America. Publisher of the journal Madroņo.
- California
Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration - Regional
chapter of non-profit international professional membership
organization for people researching, practicing, or interested in
this field.
- California
Coastal Coalition - Committed to restoring California's coast
through sand replenishment, increasing the flow of natural sediment,
wetlands recovery and improved water quality.
- California
Coastal Conservancy - State agency established in 1976 to
purchase, protect, restore, and enhance California's coastal
resources. Includes online edition of California Coast and Ocean
magazine.
- California
Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators - Provides an avenue for
networking among California wildlife rehabilitators and regulatory
agencies through seminars and conferences with the focus of
improving the quality of care for wildlife.
- California
CUPA Forum - An association of agencies coordinating the
consistent implementation of hazardous materials regulatory programs
in the state of California.
- California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Includes
information on fire safety, the state fire plan, and resource
management programs.
- California
Ducks Unlimited - Conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and
associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. Includes
calendar, regions and events page, news, photos, membership
application and contact information.
- California
Exotic Pest Plant Council - Dedicated to finding solutions to
problems caused by non-native pest plant invasions of the state's
natural areas.
- California
Interfaith Power & Light - A group of religious groups that
seek to respond to global warming through the promotion of energy
conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy.
- California
Native Plant Society - Non-profit organization dedicated to the
preservation of California native plants through scientific
activities, education, and conservation.
- California
Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) - Facts, photos and videos of
the California Sea Lion.
- California
Sustainable Agriculture Working Group - A coalition dedicated to
promoting an ecologically sustainable and socially just food system.
Describes group news, events and projects, and related headlines.
- California
Underground: Our Caves and Subterranean Habitats - Educational
materials and photographic tours on the formation and occurrence of
different types of caves, cave biology, and cave conservation. From
the Oakland Museum of California.
- California
Urban Forests Council - Vigorously advocates for a holistic,
ecosystem approach to the practice of urban forestry, especially
when influencing public policy and decision makers. Offers a
newsletter, forest professional certification, publications, and
general informational materials.
- California
Wild Heritage Campaign - Protecting California's last remaining
public wilderness and wild rivers
- California
Wildflowers - Look-up photos and descriptions of California
wildflowers by color, common name, Latin name or family.
- California
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation - A nonprofit organization
dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of sick,
injured, or orphaned native wildlife. Based in Malibu and serving
western Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.
- California's
Wildlife - Biological information on the more than 600
amphibians, birds, mammals, and reptiles regularly found in
California.
- CERES:
California Environmental Resources Evaluation System - CERES is
an information system developed by the California Resources Agency
to facilitate access to a variety of environmental data.
- Clean
Power Estimator - Provides California residential electric
customers a personalized estimate of the costs and benefits of
investing in a photovoltaic (PV) solar or small wind electric
generation system.
- Climate
Change in California - Union of Concerned Scientists fact sheets
on the potential effects of global climate change on the state's
bioregions and water resources.
- Cosumnes
River Task Force - Works to encourage restoration of watershed
health and improve flood management.
- Division
of Safety of Dams - Contains information about dams in the
state, with technical references, statutes and regulations.
- Environment
California - CALPIRG's environmental action program. Contains
news and facts about clean air, toxic pollution, safe drinking
water, coastal protection and healthy schools. Information about
legislation and how to donate money.
- Faultline
Magazine - Environmental news, stories and information for
Californians. Includes excerpts from the writing of Gerald Haslam.
- Friends
of the Gualala River - A group dedicated to protecting the
Gualala River watershed and the species living within it.
- Friends
of The River - State-wide river Californian conservation group.
Provides public education, activist training and organizing, and
expert advocacy to influence public policy decisions on land, water,
and energy management issues. Site includes journals and reports and
latest campaign news.
- Garrapata
Creek Watershed Council - Works to improve the health of the
Garrapata Creek watershed through community involvement, teamwork,
and education. News, photos, and calendar of events.
- GIS
Data for Northern California - Links to sites with geographic
information systems (GIS) data, including many kinds of maps,
climate data and GPS data.
- GoldenStateImages
- Marine Fish of California - Photography of marine fish species
found along the California coast including garibaldi, molas, blue
shark, dorado, baracuda, rays and more
- Groundwater
Resources Association of California - Nonprofit organization for
the protection, preservation, improvement of California ground water
against pollution. Site has information about the organization and
its activities, job announcements, and related material.
- Information
Center for the Environment - A cooperative effort of
environmental scientists at the University of California, Davis and
collaborators at over thirty private, state, federal, and
international organizations interested in environmental protection.
- Klamath-Salmon
Natural History Library - A portal for information about natural
and cultural resources in the Klamath River region of Northern
California. Provides research services, regional links, and many
full text documents.
- A
list of native ecosystem references. - A select list of
references.
- The
Marine Animals of Monterey Bay - Features, characteristics, and
local habitat of fish, octopus, squid, seals, sea otters, and whales
of the Monterey Bay region in California.
- North
Coast Water Network - Provides news from a network of
environmental and social justice groups in the north coast region of
California focused on issues related to fresh water.
- 1997
Northern California Floods - Comprehensive northern California
flood-related information and annotated website links, especially
for the floods of January 1997.
- The
NorthWest Petaluma Rural Alliance - Focus on pollution of Marin
Creek by Petaluma Mushroom Farm.
- Oasis
Botanical Sanctuary - A environmental organization dedicated to
the "Restoration of Ecolibrium" through the preservation
of endangered and threatened plants. A California Nonprofit Public
Benefit Corporation.
- Planning
and Conservation League - Seeks to protect the California
environment through state legislation, the admnistrative process,
and through statewide ballot measures.
- The
Plight of California's Reef Fish - Information, links and
documents about the decline of and management plans for California
nearshore reef fish, also known as shallow water rockfish,
inhabitants of the kelp forest.
- Redwood
Coast Watersheds Alliance - An alliance of citizen organizations
on ridges, valleys and waterways of the Mendocino Coast.
- Sacramento
Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service -
Working with others to conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their
habitats in California's Central Valley, Sierra Nevada, and San
Francisco Bay areas.
- San
Gabriel Mountains Regional Conservancy - promotes the
preservation of land and/or buildings for historic, educational,
ecological, recreational, scenic, or open space opportunities.
- Seal
Experience - Comprehensive site about the northern elephant
seal. Subjects include: mating, diet, predators, birthing, and
diving. Descriptions of and directions to rookeries along the
California coast.
- Sequoia
Riverlands Trust - To protect natural, scenic, agricultural, and
historic lands of the outhern Sierra Foothills and Tulare Valley
through stewardship, restoration and education.
- SmogTips.com
- Consumer guide helps California car owners manage the smog-check
process, provides tips, evaluations and support, information on
state Assistance programs, and a smog station locator.
- SoCal
Sky Lights - Guide to observating rocket launches, satellite and
space shuttle overflights, meteor showers, etc. for Southern
California.
- Southern
California Association of Publicly Owned Treatment Works - A
non-profit corporation organized to represent the interests of
publicly owned treatment works in southern california
- Sudden
Oak Death - Created by the University of California's Sudden Oak
Death Research Team, this site addresses the increasing number of
oak trees in California that are dying from the fungal disease
Phytophthora, and the effects the infestation is having on forest
ecology.
- Supply
of and Demand for Electricity in California - Provides a
real-time graph of electricity use during the day. Compares capacity
with current load and shows the amount of power being imported.
- Thimmakka's
Resources for Environmental Education - An environmental group
that educates the south Asian community in the San Francisco Bay and
Los Angeles areas. Includes lists of farmers markets, organic food
stores and information about biodiversity dinner series.
- UC
Discovery Grant - Industry University Cooperative Research - The
University of California's Industry-University Cooperative Research
Program provides UC Discovery Grants for research that brings new
discoveries into the marketplace and enhances the California
economy.
- University
of California Industry-University Cooperative Research Program -
The University of California's Industry-University Cooperative
Research Program provides matching grants for research in
biotechnology, digital media, communications, microelectonics,
information technology, semiconductor manufacturing, and other
fields.
- University
of California National Reserve System - Newsletter, history,
journal, and system map.
- University
of California Small Farm Center - Research and information for
small-scale growers on topics including specialty crops and
marketing.
- Use
Water Wisely.com - A water education site for kids and teachers
provided by the Water Education Water Awareness Committee.
- Watchable
Wildlife - Collection of articles about birdwatching and other
wildlife viewing from the Department of Fish and Game's
"Outdoor California" magazine.
- The
Watershed Nursery - Provides plants native to the San Francisco
Bay/Delta watershed, for habitat restoration projects. Contract
growing and collection of site-specific gene-stock, also available.
- Freeing
a Hydroelectric Giant, California Frets About Control - NY Times
analysis of constraints on hydroelectric generation in the state.
[Subscription required - free.] (July 19, 2000)
- Our
Poisoned Bay - Despite end to direct piping of sewage, pollution
worse now than 30 years ago according to article from the San
Francisco Chronicle. (August 2, 1999)
Weather
- AccuWeather.com
- California - Five day
weather forecasts, maps, radar and satellite images for hundreds of
California zip codes.
- California
Data Exchange Center - California water and weather related
resources including snow surveys, weather satellite images, rainfall
maps, river stage graphs, weather throughout the state.
- California
Disaster Center - California state disaster mitigation and
recovery information, with links to county and city emergency
management sites online.
- The
California Regional Weather Server - Radar and satellite images,
jet stream analyses and regional weather maps.
- California
Weather - Current conditions and regional forecasts, with
marine, aviation and climate information.
- California
Weather Database - Current and historical daily weather data for
approximately 350 weather stations throughout California.
- California
Weather Databases - Stores both current and historical daily
weather data for approximately 350 weather stations throughout
California.
- California
Weather Jumpstation - Current weather and forecasts, Doppler
radar, satellite images, and surface and upper air maps.
- Weather
Central - Current conditions, city forecasts and regional
weather maps.
- WxUSA
- California - Index of links for WxUSA Weather pages for
localities in California. Pages include links to current conditions,
forecasts, radar, maps, weather cams, kid's weather, and hurricane
links for each city.
Webcams
- California
Live Webcams - Listings for
webcams in the state provided by the California Division of Tourism.
- California
Webcams - Listings of webcams throughout the state, organized by
city, with a short description of each.
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