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Author : Stephen Whitney
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Nature
ISBN : UCSD:31822011057536
Author : Neil Jorgensen
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Nature
ISBN : WISC:89031190291
Author : Stephen Whitney,Sierra Club
Publisher : San Francisco : Sierra Club Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015018889595
Author : Michael A. Godfrey
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Natural history
ISBN : 0871562693
Author : Glenda Daniel,Jerry Sullivan
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015006173879
An all-purpose field guide covering the North Woods of the upper Midwest, beginning with a detailed geological history of the region, then moving to a description of the nine typical plant communities and details of the region's abundant wildlife, before becoming a guide to public lands for the recreationist and vacationer.
Author : Verna R. Johnston
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2000-12-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520224889
"[This] book is indeed a 'naturalist's companion,' one which will enhance anyone's time in the Sierra Nevada. . . . Johnston focuses on what we are most likely to see by carefully choosing and then highlighting important and characteristic species; her descriptive passages are a pleasure."—Ann Zwinger, author of Yosemite: Valley of Thunder
Author : Audrey D. Benedict
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0871567415
Author : Tracy Irwin Storer,Robert L. Usinger,David Lukas
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The magnificent and much-loved Sierra Nevada, called the "Range of Light" by John Muir, is the dominant feature on the California landscape. First published forty years ago, this handbook has become an enduring natural history classic, used by thousands to learn more about virtually every aspect of this spectacular mountain range--from its superb flora and fauna to its rugged topography. Comprehensive yet concise and portable, the book describes hundreds of species: trees and shrubs, flowering plants and ferns, fungi and lichens, insects and fish, amphibians and reptiles, and birds and mammals. Now completely updated and revised, it will continue to be the essential guide to the Sierra Nevada for a new generation of hikers, campers, tourists, naturalists, students, and teachers--everyone who wants to know more about this unique and beautiful mountain range. * Describes more than 750 of the species most likely to be encountered with more than 500 new color photographs and 218 detailed black-and-white drawings * Includes engaging and accessible introductory sections on Sierra Nevada topography, climate, geological history, and human history * The compact, updated species accounts make identification easy, provide informative remarks on ecology and life history, and note which species are threatened or endangered
Author : Wilbur Morrison
Publisher : Hunter Publishing, Inc
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781588430892
California's magnificent Sierra Nevada mountain range packs a punch when it comes to adventuring. Join local author Wilbur Morrison as he walks you along the Pacific Crest Trail and the John Muir Trail, through King's Canyon, up to the top of Mount Whitney, and swimming in Lake Tahoe. Offering tips on exploring this fantastic area alone, Morrison also lists local outfitters who can help you plan a horseback riding trip, a hike, a biking excursion or an overnight trek. Amazon customer. Includes maps and photographs. Between Mt. Whitney and Lake Tahoe is the true Sierra Nevada, a land of granite, glacial ice and alpine lakes. Here you will find forests of giant sequoias, wildflowered meadows and steep V-shaped river canyons. Among the areas this guide explores: The Eastern Sierra, including Mammoth Lakes and Mono Lake Nevada and Lake Tahoe The Western Sierra, encompassing Gold Country Yosemite Kings Canyon, Sequoia and the Sierra National Forest You'll read about the local history and get basic travel information, from contact numbers and addresses for tourism bureaus and outfitters to airlines and rental cars. You'll discover the towns and attractions, including the best lodging and dining spots. The adventure sections are packed with detailed advice on how to explore the region on foot, on horseback, on water, on wheels and on snow.
Author : Tracy Irwin Storer,Robert Leslie Usinger,David Lukas
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520240960
Drawings and color plates accompany the over 750 scientifically accurate, but easy-to-understand descriptions in this guide to the plants, animals, climate, geology, physical features and human influence in the Sierra Nevada.
Author : Neil Jorgensen
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0871561905
Author : Allan A. Schoenherr
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520295117
In this comprehensive and abundantly illustrated book, Allan A. Schoenherr describes the natural history of California—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 focuses on each distinctive region, addressing its climate, rocks, soil, plants, and animals. The second edition of this classic work features updated species names and taxa, new details about parks reclassified by federal and state agencies, new stories about modern human and animal interaction, and a new epilogue on the impacts of climate change.
Author : Edward C. Beedy,Edward R. Pandolfino
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520274945
This beautifully illustrated and user-friendly book presents the most up-to-date information available about the natural histories of birds of the Sierra Nevada, the origins of their names, the habitats they prefer, how they communicate and interact with one another, their relative abundance, and where they occur within the region. Each species account features original illustrations by Keith Hansen. In addition to characterizing individual species, Birds of the Sierra Nevada also describes ecological zones and bird habitats, recent trends in populations and ranges, conservation efforts, and more than 160 rare species. It also includes a glossary of terms, detailed maps, and an extensive bibliography with over 500 citations.
Author : Derek Madden
Publisher : Heyday.ORIM
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781597144971
This guide to the wildlife and vegetation of California’s Central Valley and Foothills Regions features more than seven hundred detailed line drawings. California’s San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys and the nearby Sierra Nevada Foothills are host to abundant, varied, and often surprising plants and wildlife. This fully illustrated guide pairs over seven hundred meticulous line drawings with descriptions of the birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fishes, invertebrates, plants, and fungi that make this diverse and beautiful region their home. Like a ranger-led nature walk, each species receives a lively overview; readers will learn about freshwater jellyfish, mushrooms that decompose railroad ties, handstanding spotted skunks, salt-shedding pickleweed—not to mention insects. Every write-up not only contains fun facts but also conveys a sense of the complex connections and interactions that sustain life in a unique place. Previously published as Magpies and Mayflies (Heyday, 2005), The Naturalist’s Illustrated Guide to the Sierra Foothills and Central Valley features updated scientific and common names, and a full redesign.
Author : Verna R. Johnston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520209362
All lovers of the mountains will welcome Verna Johnston's new and completely updated edition of her classic, Sierra Nevada, originally published in 1970. A professional biologist, veteran ornithologist, and well-known wildlife photographer, Johnston is the perfect guide for a natural-history trip into the Sierra. Regardless of how one explores the magnificent 400-mile-long mountain range, on foot or by car, in an armchair or a classroom, this is the book to have. Beginning with the western foothills, Johnston evokes a vivid picture of the varied plant and animal life encountered as the elevation increases, tops the crest, and drops to the more precipitous, arid eastern Sierra slope. The reader is taken through chaparral and mountain meadows, pine and fir forests, granite expanses and snowy peaks. Johnston writes of the Native Americans' uses and stewardship of the land, the role of fire in forest ecology, the eras of sheep herders and loggers, the work of John Muir and other preservationists, and the battles to save Mono Lake and Lake Tahoe. Her lifetime of field experience and discovery offers intimate observations of rarely recorded events: the courtship of the Sierra Nevada salamander, a wolverine attacking two bears, a fight to the death between a skink and a scorpion. Many changes have occurred in the Sierra since the first edition of this book was published, including acid snow, tensions involving human and cougar habitats, and an ominous drop in amphibian populations. Johnston documents these events and updates the ecological research in the rich, evocative writing style that makes her book a naturalist's treasure. This is a guide to the Sierra Nevada for the next millennium.
