| EDDIE DUNBAR |
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CITYBUGS
- The College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley &
Interactive University and UC Office of the President - Cooperating
Insects of the San Francisco Bay Area. Sperling, Felix A.,
Vernard R. Lewis, Donald L. Dahlsten, Eddie Dunbar, Joe Pinador & Students
of McClymonds High School, Oakland. University of California, College of
Natural Resources. 1997.
In December 1996, UCB Insect Hotline Operator Eddie Dunbar was invited
to write a proposal for a web-based outreach project. Originally named
"Exploring Urban Biodiversity", the project became known simply as "City
Bugs".
The program recruited students from Oakland Schools to study at UC Berkeley
and to the generation of the web-based field guide "Insects of the San Francisco
Bay Area", it pioneered innovative web technologies and engaged students
from local schools in an exploration of urban insect fauna.
When CityBugs funding ran low in late 1998, Dunbar signed on with Oakland
Schools directly and received funding for the "Exploring California Insects"
website. Dunbar volunteered with CityBugs until mid-1999, however the
field guide never regained quality tech support, and it was eventually abandoned
altogether.
CityBugs, and "Insects of the San Francisco Bay Area", remains one of the
great outreach efforts in the history of UCB's College of Natural Resources.
In its third year the program received the Chancellor's Award for Outstanding
Outreach.