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In this photograph-driven field guide to California’s spectacular wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell expertly provides several ways to find them in bloom: by month, by place, and by flower. The month-by-month descriptions—found in no other statewide guide—suggest what to see and where to go throughout the state during the blooming season. The author also supplies more than 300 locations arranged in 10 geographical regions, highlighting 67 of his favorite places with detailed driving and walking directions and difficulty, blooming times, and lists of predominant wildflowers as well as a featured flower. The guide contains more than 650 color photographs by the author, including 600 species arranged by flower, with natural history notes and places and months to find the flower in bloom. Throughout, experienced wildflower guide Blackwell shares his love of the beautiful places and flowers he has visited throughout California.
Beauty and the Beast by Peter Raven,Ileene Anderson,Genevieve Arnold,Ryan Burnett,Kitty Connolly,José Gonzáles,Mary Ellen Hannibal,Kenna Kuhn,Robin Wall Kimmerer,Margaret Leinen,Gordon Leppig,Amber Pairis,Will Rogers,Erin Schrode,Douglas W. Tallamy,Wendy Tokuda,Susan J. Tweit Pdf
"Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change" is a 12 x 12'' beautifully illustrated and designed 264 page coffee table book created by conservation photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter.Illustrations: 190 stunning images of California's diverse wildflowers and their habitats, from high mountain passes in the Sierra Nevada mountains to below sea level in Death Valley National Park.Essays: Sixteen talented and diverse authors and scientists, most of whom are women, wrote 18 storytelling style essays (1,200 to 1,800 words) about nature, conservation, climate change or taking action. The two younger authors write about hope and action, and what people can do to help create positive change. The book has three sections: The Gift of Beauty, The Human Connection and Ensuring the Future.Because people are constantly hearing about all the negative things going on in the world, Nita and Rob believed there was a need for a different, softer approach to grab people's attention and center it on the climate-change story, and conservation and population issues. They engage their audiences by first inviting them to experience the splendor of the natural world through a universal symbol of beauty, the wildflower, and then educate and inspire them to take some of the simple actions they provide to create positive change and a healthier planet. Their goal is to spread conservation and climate change ideas far beyond native plant and nature lovers, and to plant the seeds to foster action."Beauty and the Beast" is a 27 year photographic journey into the public lands of California. Lands we all own, lands under constant threat of development or resource extraction, impacts of global warming, sea level rise and wildfires. This book is as much a treasure as the flowers and creatures which are featured within its pages. Nita and Rob extend a hand to you to come in and take a long, slow look around and see what they have seen, experienced and have learned. Book includes two comprehensive indexes and a glossary.Co-published by WinterBadger Press and the California Native Plant Society
California’s Fading Wildflowers by Richard A. Minnich Pdf
Early Spanish explorers in the late eighteenth century found springtime California covered with spectacular carpets of wildflowers from San Francisco to San Diego. Yet today, invading plant species have devastated this nearly forgotten botanical heritage. In this lively, vividly detailed work, Richard A. Minnich synthesizes a unique and wide-ranging array of sources—from the historic accounts of those early explorers to the writings of early American botanists in the nineteenth century, newspaper accounts in the twentieth century, and modern ecological theory—to give the most comprehensive historical analysis available of the dramatic transformation of California's wildflower prairies. At the same time, his groundbreaking book challenges much current thinking on the subject, critically evaluating the hypothesis that perennial bunchgrasses were once a dominant feature of California's landscape and instead arguing that wildflowers filled this role. As he examines the changes in the state's landscape over the past three centuries, Minnich brings new perspectives to topics including restoration ecology, conservation, and fire management in a book that will change our of view of native California.
California's varied geography hosts a rich mosaic of habitats for flowering native plants. In this portfolio of color images, California photographer Larry Ulrich explores the astonishing spectrum of native flora in bloom across the Golden State. Yet loss of habitat from development and competition from non-native species threaten the state's native plant life. For everyone who thrills to the sight of wildflowers, this collection of flower images expands awareness of the fragile future of California's native flora.
Author : Philip Alexander Munz Publisher : Univ of California Press Page : 258 pages File Size : 42,6 Mb Release : 2004 Category : History ISBN : 0520236327
Introduction to California Desert Wildflowers by Philip Alexander Munz Pdf
Spring in the desert provides some of the most spectacular wildflowers shows in California, making this the perfect wildflower book to pack for a day in the Mojave or Colorado Deserts.
Wildflowers of Nevada and Placer Counties, California by California Native Plant Society. Redbud Chapter Pdf
"Describes and illustrates with color photos 520 species of wildflowers found in Nevada and Placer Counties, California. Also provides a physical description of the area, places to see wildflowers, Native American uses, and a complete plant checklist, which includes thirty-eight percent of the plants known to grow wild in California"--Provided by publisher.
A Guide to Locating California Wildflowers by Gerald Weland Pdf
Because of its diverse environments, California has a very wide variety of plants and flowers. Where to find them, what to look for, and excellent photographs help the reader find great beauty throughout the state.
California Mountain Wildflowers by Philip Alexander Munz Pdf
This book is an attempt to present to the general reader who is not trained in taxonomic botany, but who is interested in nature and in his surroundings, some of the wildflowers of the California mountains in such a way that they can be identified without technical knowledge.
California Mountain Wildflowers by Philip A. Munz Pdf
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1963.
Author : Philip Alexander Munz Publisher : Univ of California Press Page : 312 pages File Size : 41,7 Mb Release : 2004 Category : History ISBN : 0520236343
Introduction to California Spring Wildflowers by Philip Alexander Munz Pdf
The perfect wildflower identification guide for a walk in the foothills and valleys or near the coast. An excellent companion to Munz's wildflower books for the mountains, shore, and desert.
Wildflowers of Northern California by George Oxford Miller Pdf
Focusing on Northern California wildflowers, this tabbed booklet features detailed photographs of wildflowers, organized by color to help readers quickly and easily identify the wildflowers they see.
Wildflowers of California by Laird R. Blackwell Pdf
In this photograph-driven field guide to California’s spectacular wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell expertly provides several ways to find them in bloom: by month, by place, and by flower. The month-by-month descriptions—found in no other statewide guide—suggest what to see and where to go throughout the state during the blooming season. The author also supplies more than 300 locations arranged in 10 geographical regions, highlighting 67 of his favorite places with detailed driving and walking directions and difficulty, blooming times, and lists of predominant wildflowers as well as a featured flower. The guide contains more than 650 color photographs by the author, including 600 species arranged by flower, with natural history notes and places and months to find the flower in bloom. Throughout, experienced wildflower guide Blackwell shares his love of the beautiful places and flowers he has visited throughout California.