California's Wild Heritage

California's Wild Heritage

Author: Peter Steinhart

Publisher: Random House (NY)

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13:

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This handbook blends outstanding photographs and informative essays to survey some 100 endangered species in California--mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, molluscs, crustaceans, and fish--which volunteer environmental groups and government agencies are trying to save.


California's Wild Gardens

California's Wild Gardens

Author: Phyllis M. Faber

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780520240315

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One hundred top California plant biologists share their favorite wildflower spots in the state with the help of gorgeous photographs, and alert readers to the conservation status of the plants.


A Natural History of California

A Natural History of California

Author: Allan A. Schoenherr

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1992-12-16

Total Pages: 806

ISBN-13: 9780520909915

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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.


Let's Go California 10th Edition

Let's Go California 10th Edition

Author: Let's Go Inc.

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2004-12-13

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 9780312335441

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Completely revised and updated, Let's Go: California is your insider's guide to the Golden State. Let's Go's forty-five years of travel savvy deliver the practical facts you'll need, from navigating L.A.'s freeways to finding the hottest nightlife. Expanded coverage of national parks, beaches, hiking, and skiing get you out of the city, while listings in the alternatives to tourism chapter show you how to make a difference or become a movie star. Whether you'd rather trek Yosemite's backcountry trails or sample California cuisine in Berkeley's gourmet ghetto, Let's Go can lead the way.


Conservation Directory 2017

Conservation Directory 2017

Author: Lindsey Breuer

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-09-06

Total Pages: 1695

ISBN-13: 1631440519

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Do you want to take action to protect Earth’s environment? Are you interested in learning more about wildlife conservation and environmental groups? The Conservation Directory 2017 is a great resource for budding environmental activists and scholars alike who want to achieve a peaceful, equitable, and sustainable future. This all-inclusive volume is an amazing resource that can help further these environmental goals. The new and revised 2017 edition of the Conservation Directory is the most comprehensive listing of conservation and environmental organizations yet published, with information on more than four thousand government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and colleges and universities, as well as more than eighteen thousand officials concerned with environmental conservation, education, and natural resource use and management. Each entry contains detailed contact information, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers. Also included are selected email and Internet addresses, descriptions of program areas, senior staff by name and responsibility, principal publications, and more. Entries are categorized by organization and state or country and are indexed alphabetically and by subject on topics ranging from acid rain to zoology. Each person listed in the directory is also indexed alphabetically.