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Understand historic and current interactions between coastal residents, architecture, and the environment.

Planning


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SF OCEAN BEACH MASTER PLAN: 
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This plan presents recommendations for the management and protection of San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, 3.5 miles of beach and rugged coast from...READ MORE

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COASTAL PROGRAM - '14 Annual Report: 
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has the responsibility to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people...READ MORE

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WESTERN SHORELINE AREA PLAN: 
The conservation of the California coast has always been of interest and concern to San Francisco. From the early years of the city’s history, the coastal beach and cliff areas​...READ MORE

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COMPLETING THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL TRAIL: 
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Completing the California Coastal Trail provides a strategic blueprint for a recreational facility that will have lasting value for California...READ MORE

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CONSERVATION PLANNING FOR THE SUBMERGED AREAS OF THE BAY: 
​San Francisco Bay is one of the largest estuaries on the West Coast and one of the most important for the habitat it provides for fish and wildlife and for the benefits and opportunities it offers...READ MORE

History


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1922: The Zoo Finds a Home:
Early on, John McLaren, Superintendent of Golden Gate Park, was receptive to exhibiting bears, emus, beavers, sheep, kangaroos, moose, goats, elk, and bison in the park meadows as well as a two-acre aviary full of birds...READ MORE

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1930s: Our WPA Roots: 
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The Zoo's first major exhibits were built in the 1930's by the depression-era Works Progress Administration (WPA) at a cost of $3.5 million. Fleishhacker, Heller and prominent San Francisco architect Lewis Hobart combined their talents to design...READ MORE

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CLIFFHOUSE AT OCEAN BEACH: 
​As Mark Twain  once wrote, the Cliff House is said to offer a majestic view of the sunrise, though Twain himself supposedly remarked "I don't see it" after dragging himself to the Cliff House at Ocean Beach...READ MORE

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PLAYLAND BY THE BEACH: ​
​Memories and photos of San Francisco's Playland-at-the-Beach, which closed in 1972, although Playland's attractions originally sat upon leased land...READ MORE

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HISTORY THIS MONTH:
​This year marks the centennial of the Panama Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), the fair that took place in today’s Marina District and gave the city the amazing...READ MORE

Maps


​SF Zoo & Gardens
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Sea Level Trends
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SF Tide Predictions
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Weather & Coast Temp
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Cameras


SURFLINE.COM CAMERAS
Ocean Beach
Pier 39 Sea Lions
South Ocean Beach
Pacifica/Lindamar Beach
OTHER SF COASTAL CAMERAS
Muir Beach
San Francisco Bayfront 
Maverick's

Data


SF BOUY Station 46026 - 18NM West of San Francisco, CA
SF BOUY Station 46237 - San Francisco Bar, CA
SF BOUY Station FTPC1 - 9414290 - San Francisco, CA
Station PRYC1 - 9415020 - Point Reyes, CA
San Francisco Bay Area Observed Precipitation Map
Wind Observations & Forecasts -  iKitesurf.com

Photo Gallery


Laying Foundations at San Francisco Zoo c. 1930s
View of Monkey Island, SF Zoo c. 1930s
Great Highway at the beach c. 1948
U.S. Army tent city on Baker Beach after 1906 earthquake
San Francisco boat, Advent, coastal wreckage
Streetcar turnaround at Playland at The Beach c-1930s
San Francisco Harbor, circa 1850
SF Bay & Coast Depth Map
South view, Farallon Islands c. 1863
The tanker Frank H. Buck sank in 1937 as its stern section separated from the bow during a storm near the Cliff House.
Whale watching off the coast of San Francisco
Harbor Porpoises return to the coast and bay after 60 years of absence
Elephant Seal swimming off the SF coast
Great White Shark breaches water in Gulf of Farralones
International Bird Rescue team released a male surf scoter in SF who had been covered with the mystery substance Wednesday January 28, 2015
Pier 39 Sea Lions being lazy and sunbathing
Brown Pelican flexes wingspan
The chisel bill of the Black Oystercatcher appears thick in the side view, but in fact the bill is laterally compressed and looks thin when seen from the front.
The first few Burning Man festivals took place at Baker Beach, SF
Crabbing at Fort Point, SF

Relevant links:

MKThink
One Atmosphere
SF Zoo & Gardens
SF Zoo History

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