Field Guide to California Rivers
1st Edition
Published on 30. April 2012
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-520-26643-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"Here's the definitive field guide on the Golden State's rivers... Whether you fish, kayak, or just enjoy exploring on foot the banks of these waterways, this is a book you will want to have at your fingertips." -- Robert Walch Salinas Californian 20120826 "It belongs in every river lover's book collection, boat, and backpack... Anyone exploring California rivers will want this book!" -- Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report 20120614 "An excellent little guide, this is one book you won't want to leave home without if you plan on river rafting, hiking, or a fishing trip." Bookloons.com 20121009 "One of an extensive series of compact, lushly photographed and illustrated guides put out by the UC Press on the naturalist's paradise that is California." -- Zara Raab SF / Sacramento Book Rev / 1776 Prod 20121112More details
Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
142 color illustrations, 51 line illustrations, 13 maps, 2 tables
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-26643-8 (9780520266438)
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Tim Palmer
Field Guide to California Rivers
E-Book
04/2012
1st Edition
Naval Institute Press
€28.99
Available for download
Persons
Tim Palmer is the author of 20 books on nature and the environment. For 35 years he has explored and written about California rivers. He's the recipient of Friends of the River's Mark Dubois and Peter Behr Awards, and the National Wildlife Federation's Communicator of the Year Award.
Content
Welcome to the World of California Rivers
Acknowledgments
A Word of Warning
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RIVERS
The Network of Rivers
The Natural History of Rivers
The Problems, Protection, and Restoration of California Rivers
Fifty Common Species of River Plants and Animals
RIVER PROFILES
North Coast
Sacramento Basin
San Joaquin Basin
Central and South Coast
Eastern Sierra Nevada
Deserts
Appendices
Sources
Additional Captions
Index
Acknowledgments
A Word of Warning
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RIVERS
The Network of Rivers
The Natural History of Rivers
The Problems, Protection, and Restoration of California Rivers
Fifty Common Species of River Plants and Animals
RIVER PROFILES
North Coast
Sacramento Basin
San Joaquin Basin
Central and South Coast
Eastern Sierra Nevada
Deserts
Appendices
Sources
Additional Captions
Index