A Naturalist's Guide to the Santa Barbara Region
Title | A Naturalist's Guide to the Santa Barbara Region PDF eBook |
Author | Joan Easton Lentz |
Publisher | Heyday Books |
Pages | 485 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781597142410 |
"A comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and deeply felt guide to one of the world's most beautiful and varied regions. Santa Barbara and the neighboring counties of San Luis Obispo and Ventura comprise a transitional zone where the plants and animals of Northern California mix with those of the south, creating diverse and dynamic habitats. Lucid explications of the geological and ecological forces that continue to shape and reshape the area are interspersed with personal accounts, as the author delights in the salty breath of a two-hundred-ton whale near the Channel Islands, the antics of beach hoppers along the shoreline, the explosion of wildflowers on the Carrizo Plain, memories of exploring the chaparral with her father, excursions into oak woodlands, and hikes to lofty peaks and canyons cloaked with pinyon pine and juniper. Enhanced with ample, specially commissioned photographs, maps, and charts, this book will broaden our understanding and deepen our enjoyment of a unique and constantly surprising region."--Back cover.
Introduction to Birds of the Southern California Coast
Title | Introduction to Birds of the Southern California Coast PDF eBook |
Author | Joan Easton Lentz |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780520243217 |
This easy-to-use handbook is a must for anyone who wants to leave behind Southern California's noisy freeways and crowded beaches in search of the wild places where birds can be found. A perfect companion for excursions from San Luis Obispo County to the Mexican border, it is designed to familiarize birdwatchers, hikers, naturalists, residents, and travelers with the appearance and behavior of 120 of the most common coastal birds. 120 color plates.
Explorer's Guide Santa Barbara & California's Central Coast: A Great Destination: Includes the Santa Ynez Valley (Explorer's Great Destinations)
Title | Explorer's Guide Santa Barbara & California's Central Coast: A Great Destination: Includes the Santa Ynez Valley (Explorer's Great Destinations) PDF eBook |
Author | Donna Wares |
Publisher | The Countryman Press |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2011-01-03 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1581579438 |
"Consistently rated the best guides to the regions covered."—National Geographic Traveler From the region’s laid-back beach towns to the jumble of Monterey’s Cannery Row, California’s Central Coast offers the most spectacular triptych of landscapes—surf, forests, and picturesque small towns—in the West. Includes coverage of the region’s vineyards, culinary gems, and coastal hideaways.
Insiders' Guide® to Santa Barbara
Title | Insiders' Guide® to Santa Barbara PDF eBook |
Author | Leslie Westbrook |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 369 |
Release | 2012-03-06 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 0762776420 |
Your Travel Destination. Your Home. Your Home-To-Be. Santa Barbara Grab a bite at a gourmet restaurant. Explore Channel Islands National Park. Relax, take a sip, and savor Santa Barbara’s wine country. • A personal, practical perspective for travelers and residents alike • Comprehensive listings of attractions, restaurants, and accommodations • How to live & thrive in the area—from recreation to relocation • Countless details on shopping, arts & entertainment, and children’s activities
A Sierra Club Naturalist's Guide to the Southern Rockies
Title | A Sierra Club Naturalist's Guide to the Southern Rockies PDF eBook |
Author | Audrey D. Benedict |
Publisher | Sierra Club Books for Children |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Natural history |
ISBN | 9780871566478 |
A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada
Title | A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada PDF eBook |
Author | James D. Rising |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 2010-06-30 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1408134608 |
A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada provides comprehensive information on all the features that make possible identification of all 62 species of sparrows that occur in North America. The text gives detailed descriptions of the summer, winter, and juvenile plumages of each species, as well as comparisons with similar species. The species accounts are illustrated with range maps and superb line drawings showing behavioral postures and, where useful, fine features of tail feather patterns. The 27 color plates splendidly illustrate the various plumages of each species with the emphasis on the distinctive appearance of birds of different sex, age, and geographic regions. This beautiful and authoritative book is a must for the library of all keen birders living in and visiting North America. Species accounts include discussions of species': * Identification * Measurements * Voice * Habitat * Ecology * Nesting biology * Distribution * Taxonomy * Geographic variations * Historical and present status
Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains
Title | Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains PDF eBook |
Author | Robert L. Allen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 500 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780984000715 |
Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains includes Orange County, Santa Ana Mountains, Whittier-Puente-Chino Hills, Prado Basin, Temescal Valley, Elsinore Basin, Santa Rosa Plateau, San Mateo Canyon wilderness area, and San Onofre State Beach. This publication is a novice-friendly, technically accurate guide to wildflowers of cismontane southern California. Tailored to Orange Country and adjacent portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego Counties. it will prove a useful tool to identify and learn plant families, genera, and species in the Golden State.