Environmental Education

Welcome to the digital Open Space and Ecology Library shelf. This online resource will contain links to educational resources, videos and recommended readings related to environmental issues.  This list is created by committee members of the Open Space and Ecology Committee with items of their choice.  Some of the books and videos will be available to check out from the Brisbane Library, located at 250 Visitacion Ave. on the dedicated OSEC shelf.  Continue to visit this page and the library for newly curated items.

Programs:

• Sustainability Academy is a free education program designed to raise awareness around sustainability in San Mateo County. Classes are available to those who live, work and go to school in San Mateo County.
• Climate Ready SMC Collaborative is dedicated to fostering collaboration and collectively finding solutions to make San Mateo County climate ready.
• BAWSCA offers free sustainable landscape classes that are open to the public throughout the year.
• The Sustainable San Mateo County Indicators Report provides information on local trends impacting our economy, environment and society.

Presentations:

• Ocean Plastic Presentation at May 8, 2012 OSEC Meeting - Three San Francisco State University students, Christina Manalansan, Malinda Mather, and Dominique Piccinino, gave a presentation on Plastic Pollution in the Ocean to the Open Space and Ecology Committee on May 8, 2012.  Made from petroleum, plastic products degrade and often end up in our oceans where they pollute the water and endanger sea life. Check out their Powerpoint presentation and learn more about this critical environmental problem and what you can do to help! 
• OSEC March 9, 2011 Energy Savings Forum: 
  • Part I: Introduction and Overview of Saving Energy in Your Home or Business
  • Part II: Presentations by Brisbane Citizens
  • Part III: How to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use and Produce Clean Energy, Closing Questions
• BBCAG Presentation on Constructed Wetlands by Dr. Alex Horne on May 20, 2014

Energy:

• Fields of Fuel - Documentary
• Who Killed the Electric Car - Documentary
• The Oil Journey - Video
• The True Cost of Oil - Video
• The Solar House: Passive heating and cooling - Book
• Oil on Ice - Documentary
• DIY Guides on Energy Efficiency - Online Resource
• Home Energy Upgrade Contractors - Online Resource
  

Waste:

• Bag it - Documentary
• Zero Waste Home - Book (Blog)
• The Story of Stuff - Online resource and video

Water:

• Last Call at the Oasis - Documentary
• The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the Twenty-First Century - Book
• Water Blue- Green Solution (PennState Public Media) - Online resource
• 100 + Ways to Conserve:Water Use it Wisely - Online resource
• Water Conservation Throughout the Home - Online resource

Climate Change:

• An Inconvenient Truth - Documentary
• An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power - Documentary
• The 11th Hour - Documentary
•  Unfixable: Chris Martenson's presentation at the Gold and Silver meeting in Madrid - Video
• Do the Math - Documentary
• Years of Living Dangerously - Documentary
• The Great Disruption - Book
• This Changes Everything - Book
• The End of the Long Summer - Book
• Last Hours of Humanity: Warming the World to Extinction - Book

Food:

• Fast Food Nation - Documentary
• The Future of Food - Documentary
• Paradise Lot - Online resource
• Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home Scale Permaculture - Book

Nature and Outdoors:

• Racing Extinction - Documentary
• San Bruno Mountain State and County Park trail map
• Protecting San Bruno Mountain- Invasive Species Brochure