A Naturalist's Guide to the Santa Barbara Region

A Naturalist's Guide to the Santa Barbara Region
Author: Joan Easton Lentz
Publisher: Heyday Books
Total Pages: 485
Release: 2013
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781597142410

"A comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and deeply felt guide to one of the world's most beautiful and varied regions. Santa Barbara and the neighboring counties of San Luis Obispo and Ventura comprise a transitional zone where the plants and animals of Northern California mix with those of the south, creating diverse and dynamic habitats. Lucid explications of the geological and ecological forces that continue to shape and reshape the area are interspersed with personal accounts, as the author delights in the salty breath of a two-hundred-ton whale near the Channel Islands, the antics of beach hoppers along the shoreline, the explosion of wildflowers on the Carrizo Plain, memories of exploring the chaparral with her father, excursions into oak woodlands, and hikes to lofty peaks and canyons cloaked with pinyon pine and juniper. Enhanced with ample, specially commissioned photographs, maps, and charts, this book will broaden our understanding and deepen our enjoyment of a unique and constantly surprising region."--Back cover.

Introduction to Birds of the Southern California Coast

Introduction to Birds of the Southern California Coast
Author: Joan Easton Lentz
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2006
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780520243217

This easy-to-use handbook is a must for anyone who wants to leave behind Southern California's noisy freeways and crowded beaches in search of the wild places where birds can be found. A perfect companion for excursions from San Luis Obispo County to the Mexican border, it is designed to familiarize birdwatchers, hikers, naturalists, residents, and travelers with the appearance and behavior of 120 of the most common coastal birds. 120 color plates.

Explorer's Guide Santa Barbara & California's Central Coast: A Great Destination: Includes the Santa Ynez Valley (Explorer's Great Destinations)

Explorer's Guide Santa Barbara & California's Central Coast: A Great Destination: Includes the Santa Ynez Valley (Explorer's Great Destinations)
Author: Donna Wares
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2011-01-03
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581579438

"Consistently rated the best guides to the regions covered."—National Geographic Traveler From the region’s laid-back beach towns to the jumble of Monterey’s Cannery Row, California’s Central Coast offers the most spectacular triptych of landscapes—surf, forests, and picturesque small towns—in the West. Includes coverage of the region’s vineyards, culinary gems, and coastal hideaways.

Insiders' Guide® to Santa Barbara

Insiders' Guide® to Santa Barbara
Author: Leslie Westbrook
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0762776420

Your Travel Destination. Your Home. Your Home-To-Be. Santa Barbara Grab a bite at a gourmet restaurant. Explore Channel Islands National Park. Relax, take a sip, and savor Santa Barbara’s wine country. • A personal, practical perspective for travelers and residents alike • Comprehensive listings of attractions, restaurants, and accommodations • How to live & thrive in the area—from recreation to relocation • Countless details on shopping, arts & entertainment, and children’s activities

A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada

A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada
Author: James D. Rising
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2010-06-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1408134608

A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada provides comprehensive information on all the features that make possible identification of all 62 species of sparrows that occur in North America. The text gives detailed descriptions of the summer, winter, and juvenile plumages of each species, as well as comparisons with similar species. The species accounts are illustrated with range maps and superb line drawings showing behavioral postures and, where useful, fine features of tail feather patterns. The 27 color plates splendidly illustrate the various plumages of each species with the emphasis on the distinctive appearance of birds of different sex, age, and geographic regions. This beautiful and authoritative book is a must for the library of all keen birders living in and visiting North America. Species accounts include discussions of species': * Identification * Measurements * Voice * Habitat * Ecology * Nesting biology * Distribution * Taxonomy * Geographic variations * Historical and present status

Field Guide to Animal Tracks and Scat of California

Field Guide to Animal Tracks and Scat of California
Author: Lawrence Mark Elbroch
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2012-05-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0520951646

Spotting an animal’s fresh footprints in the wild can conjure a world for the hiker: Why did the deer tracks disappear? Where did the cougar turn off the trail? What does it mean when two sets of footprints seem to coincide? This beautifully illustrated field guide, the first devoted to the tracks and signs of California animals—including birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates like spiders and beetles—blends meticulous science with field experience to provide an engaging companion for both armchair exploration and easy field identification. Filled with useful tools for the wildlife expert, and essential background and visual aids for the novice, including in-depth information about the ecology of each species, this book goes beyond basic recognition of types to interpret what animals leave behind as a way of "seeing" how they move through the world.

Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains

Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains
Author: Robert L. Allen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2013
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780984000715

Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains includes Orange County, Santa Ana Mountains, Whittier-Puente-Chino Hills, Prado Basin, Temescal Valley, Elsinore Basin, Santa Rosa Plateau, San Mateo Canyon wilderness area, and San Onofre State Beach. This publication is a novice-friendly, technically accurate guide to wildflowers of cismontane southern California. Tailored to Orange Country and adjacent portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego Counties. it will prove a useful tool to identify and learn plant families, genera, and species in the Golden State.

California Bees and Blooms

California Bees and Blooms
Author: G. W. Frankie
Publisher: Heyday Books
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2014
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781597142946

The best source for information on California bees and how to help them thrive in your garden Identification and guidance for planting

Story of a Santa Barbara Birder

Story of a Santa Barbara Birder
Author: Joan Easton Lentz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2020-08-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780929702124

As a writer and naturalist, Joan Easton Lentz is well-known in the Santa Barbara area. In her latest book, "Story of a Santa Barbara Birder", she outlines an idyllic childhood growing up in Santa Barbara, and her early passion for observing birds. Lentz brings us along as she goes deeper and gets more serious about studying the diverse bird life of the area. Through her nature journals, the reader is right beside Lentz, as she shares her thrill at many a discovery. Learn about the amazing variety of birds here, the spectacle of bird migration offshore, and the challenges and fun of watching it all, as told through the eyes of an author who invites you to accompany her on an intimate life's journey.