Laypersons Guide To California Rivers And Streams
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Layperson's Guide to California Water
Author | : Water Education Foundation |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-10-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781619480285 |
The 24-page Layperson's Guide to California Water provides an excellent overview of the history of water development and use in California. It includes sections on flood management; the state, federal and Colorado River delivery systems; Delta issues; water rights; environmental issues; water quality; and options for stretching the water supply such as water marketing and conjunctive use. The guide also includes a useful chronology of California water history. An excellent basic reference tool to California water, the Layperson's Guide to California Water complements the California Water Map.
Layperson's Guide to California Water
Author | : J. K. Hartshorn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 19 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Water resources development |
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California Rivers and Streams
Author | : Jeffrey F. Mount |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2023-09-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780520916937 |
California Rivers and Streams provides a clear and informative overview of the physical and biological processes that shape California's rivers and watersheds. Jeffrey Mount introduces relevant basic principles of hydrology and geomorphology and applies them to an understanding of the differences in character of the state's many rivers. He then builds on this foundation by evaluating the impact on waterways of different land use practices—logging, mining, agriculture, flood control, urbanization, and water supply development. Water may be one of California's most valuable resources, but it is far from being one we control. In spite of channels, levees, lines and dams, the state's rivers still frequently flood, with devastating results. Almost all the rivers in California are dammed or diverted; with the booming population, there will be pressure for more intervention. Mount argues that Californians know little about how their rivers work and, more importantly, how and why land-use practices impact rivers. The forceful reconfiguration and redistribution of the rivers has already brought the state to a critical crossroads. California Rivers and Streams forces us to reevaluate our use of the state's rivers and offers a foundation for participating in the heated debates about their future.
Field Guide to California Rivers
Author | : Tim Palmer |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2012-04-30 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0520952197 |
Award-winning author, naturalist, and conservationist Tim Palmer presents the world of California rivers in this practical and inspiring field guide. Loaded with tips on where to hike, fish, canoe, kayak, and raft, it offers an interpretive approach that reveals geology, plant and wild life, hydrologic processes, and other natural phenomena. Palmer reports on conservation with a perspective from decades of personal engagement. More than 150 streams are featured, 50 riparian species are illustrated, and 180 photos show the essence of California’s rivers. Palmer brings a natural history guide, a recreation guide, and an introduction to river ecology together in one illuminating volume; it belongs in every river lover’s book collection, boat, and backpack.
Layperson's Guide to California Water
Author | : J. K. Hartshorn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Water resources development |
ISBN | : |
Layperson's Guide to California Water
Author | : Sue McClurg |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Water resources development |
ISBN | : 9781893246829 |
Layperson's Guide to Water Rights Law
Author | : Tom Hicks |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2013-12-10 |
Genre | : Water |
ISBN | : 9781619480094 |
The 28-page Layperson's Guide to Water Rights Law, recognized as the most thorough explanation of California water rights law available to non-lawyers, traces the authority for water flowing in a stream or reservoir, from a faucet or into an irrigation ditch through the complex web of California water rights. It includes historical information on the development of water rights law, sections on surface water rights and groundwater rights, a description of the different agencies involve in water rights, and a section on the issues not only shaped by water rights decisions but that are also driving changes in water rights. Includes chronology of landmark cases and legislation and an extensive glossary.
Field Guide to California Rivers
Author | : Tim Palmer |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780520266445 |
"River enthusiasts of every kind will find this a handy and authoritative sourcebook made for your bookshelf, boat, backpack, and car. Field Guide to California Rivers is a reference for play no matter what your age, for work if you're professionally involved with rivers, and for daily living if you simply want to know more about the streams nearest your home. Beyond helping you figure out where to go and how to enjoy the rivers and streams by hiking, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, and fishing, this guide offers an interpretive approach--it describes the network of waterways and the special qualities and natural features of each. Fifty illustrations identify the most common riparian plants and animals, 150 rivers and streams are featured, and 140 photos by award-winning author and photographer Tim Palmer show the variety, beauty, and grandeur of California's magnificent but threatened rivers estate. Includes regional maps showing every river"--