21:2221:22, 25 May 2026diffhist+21,198 N
San Francisco’s Struggles With Sewage, 1860s-1990sCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:KirbyCoveCulvertFeb2025.jpg '''This historic brick culvert, built in the 1860s at Kirby Cove in the Marin Headlands, is similar in size an..."
20:4520:45, 25 May 2026diffhist+12,093 N
Edgar and Peggy Wayburn, Phillip Burton Saved Vast LandsCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:Edgar-and-Peggy-Wayburn-courtesy-Sierra-Club.jpg '''Edgar and Peggy Wayburn.''' ''Photo: courtesy Sierra Club'' Edgar Wayburn first came..."
22:2922:29, 24 May 2026diffhist+33,714 N
San Francisco's Garbage: From Mission Bay to AltamontCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:TrashwagonSFEarly1900s.jpg '''The early days of trash pickup, or scavenging, in San Francisco, c. 1900.''' ''Photo: courtesy David D. Sch..."
21:3621:36, 24 May 2026diffhist+4,692 N
Saving Richardson Bay; Harold Gilliam Sounds the Alarm 1955-58Created page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:Richardson-Bay-from-Angel-Island 2563.jpg '''Looking northwest into Richardson Bay from Angel Island, 2014.''' ''Photo: Chris Carlsson''..."
17:3917:39, 22 May 2026diffhist+34,241 N
Mercury MiningCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:AlmadenReductionWorksc1900.jpg '''The "reduction works" at the Almaden Mercury Mines, where ore was heated to vaporize the mercury, then..."
16:4916:49, 22 May 2026diffhist+4,338 N
Borax King and Key System in East BayCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). 800px View east from Be..."current
22:5622:56, 20 May 2026diffhist+6,877 N
When Crab Was King at Fisherman’s WharfCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:Crabs at fisherman's wharf 1950s.jpg '''Crabs at Fisherman's Wharf, 1950s.''' ''Photo: Walter H. Miller'' Dungeness Crabs roam ocean and..."
22:4422:44, 20 May 2026diffhist+4,431 N
Abalone Boom and BustCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Image:04-Pacific-Grove-USC-Libraries-1536x1143.jpg '''Abandoned Chinese Abalone fishing village near Pacific Grove near Monterey, c. 1900.''' '..."current
22:1122:11, 20 May 2026diffhist+8,236 N
Chinese Shrimp Camps Along The BayCreated page with "'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>''' ''by David D. Schmidt, 2026'' ''An excerpt from the book, [https://backcountrypress.com/book/san-francisco-bay-area/ ''San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History''], by David D. Schmidt (Backcountry Press, 2025). Italian fishermen were the first to fish for shrimp in San Francisco Bay in 1869. Beginning in 1871, however, Chinese fishermen with more efficient b..."