Handbook On Californias Natural Resources
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Author | : Greg de Nevers |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2013-02-15 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0520274806 |
The California Naturalist Handbook provides a fun, science-based introduction to California’s natural history with an emphasis on observation, discovery, communication, stewardship and conservation. It is a hands-on guide to learning about the natural environment of California. Subjects covered include California natural history and geology, native plants and animals, California’s freshwater resources and ecosystems, forest and rangeland resources, conservation biology, and the effects of global warming on California’s natural communities. The Handbook also discusses how to create and use a field notebook, natural resource interpretation, citizen science, and collaborative conservation and serves as the primary text for the California Naturalist Program.
Author | : California. Resources Agency |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Conservation of natural resources |
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An informational guide to the development and maintenance of programs in natural resource use and conservation and in natural science --Kindergarten and grades one through twelve.
Author | : Clark Morrison |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2019-10 |
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ISBN | : 9781938166310 |
Author | : Dennis Pittenger |
Publisher | : UCANR Publications |
Total Pages | : 768 |
Release | : 2014-12-15 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1601078579 |
Since it was first published in 2002, the California Master Gardener Handbook has been the definitive guide to best practices and advice for gardeners throughout the West. Now the much-anticipated 2nd Edition to the Handbook is here—completely redesigned, with updated tables, graphics, and color photos throughout. Whether you're a beginner double digging your first bed or a University of California Master Gardener, this handbook will be your go-to source for the practical, science-based information you need to sustainably maintain your landscape and garden and become an effective problem solver. Chapters cover soil, fertilizer, and water management, plant propagation, plant physiology; weeds and pests; home vegetable gardening; specific garden crops including grapes, berries temperate fruits and nuts, citrus, and avocados. Also included is information on lawns, woody landscape plants, and landscape design. New to the 2nd Edition is information on invasive plants and principles of designing and maintaining landscapes for fire protection. Inside are updates to the technical information found in each chapter, reorganization of information for better ease of use, and new content on important emerging topics. Useful conversions for many units of measure found in the Handbook or needed in caring for gardens and landscapes are located in Appendix A. A glossary of important technical terms used and an extensive index round out the book.
Author | : Adina Merenlender |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2021-09-07 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0520378946 |
Preface : united by nature, guided by science -- Extreme events, life in the new normal -- Big bay to tech town -- A changing harvest -- Keeping forests green and snow white -- Climate canaries -- Los Angeles plants itself -- Riding the California current.
Author | : California. State Department of Education |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Conservation of natural resources |
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Author | : National Audubon Society |
Publisher | : Knopf |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 1998-05-26 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0679446788 |
The most comprehensive field guide available to the flora and fauna of California--a portable, essential companion for visitors and residents alike--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. This compact volume contains: An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more; A complete overview of California's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns and night sky; An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, beaches, forests, islands, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others. The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 14 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as 150 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals.
Author | : Alfred Louis Kroeber |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 1124 |
Release | : 1976-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0486233685 |
A major ethnographic work by a distinguished anthropologist contains detailed information on the social structures, homes, foods, crafts, religious beliefs, and folkways of California's diverse tribes
Author | : Claudia Myers |
Publisher | : UCANR Publications |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9781879906389 |
Handy for commercial producers as well as backyard gardeners, this classic guide for growers and sellers of niche market produce provides detailed information about growing specialty crops that are growing in popularity among consumers. Includes 63 crop sheets-from arugula to radicchio, basil to thyme, prickly pear to tomatillos, variety and heirloom tomatoes. Includes market information, resources, and a glossary of Asian vegetable names.
Author | : Allan A. Schoenherr |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 806 |
Release | : 1992-12-16 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780520909915 |
In this comprehensive and abundantly illustrated book, Allan Schoenherr describes a state with a greater range of landforms, a greater variety of habitats, and more kinds of plants and animals than any area of equivalent size in all of North America. A Natural History of California will familiarize the reader with the climate, rocks, soil, plants and animals in each distinctive region of the state.