The California Deserts

The California Deserts
Title The California Deserts PDF eBook
Author Bruce M Pavlik
Publisher Univ of California Press
Pages 386
Release 2008-07-02
Genre Nature
ISBN 9780520940789

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This highly readable, spectacularly illustrated compendium is an ecological journey into a wondrous land of extremes. The California Deserts explores the remarkable diversity of life in this harsh yet fragile quarter of the Golden State. In a rich narrative, it illuminates how that diversity, created by drought and heat, has evolved with climate change since the Ice Ages. Along the way, we find there is much to learn from each desert species-- whether it is a cactus, pupfish, tortoise, or bighorn sheep--about adaptation to a warming, arid world. The book tells of human adaptation as well, and is underscored by a deep appreciation for the intimate knowledge acquired by native people during their 12,000-year desert experience. In this sense, the book is a journey of rediscovery, as it reflects on the ways that knowledge has been reclaimed and amplified by new discoveries. The book also takes the measure of the ecological condition of these deserts today, presenting issues of conservation, management, and restoration. With its many sidebars, photographs, and featured topics, The California Deserts provides a unique introduction to places of remarkable and often unexpected beauty.

California Desert

California Desert
Title California Desert PDF eBook
Author
Publisher Graphic Arts Books
Pages 70
Release 1993
Genre Nature
ISBN 9781558680968

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""California Desert"" explores the intriguing desert variety, including Anz-Borrego Desert Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Death Valley, and the Coachilla Valley.

Adventuring in the California Desert

Adventuring in the California Desert
Title Adventuring in the California Desert PDF eBook
Author Lynne Foster
Publisher Random House (NY)
Pages 468
Release 1987
Genre Automobile travel
ISBN

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The latest Sierra Club Adventure Travel Guide is the most comprehensive guide available to the scenic desert regions of California. Includes area maps, access and information on climate and gear. 10 black-and-white photographs. 11 line drawings. 10 maps.

California Desert Byways

California Desert Byways
Title California Desert Byways PDF eBook
Author Tony Huegel
Publisher Wilderness Press
Pages 238
Release 2006-12-21
Genre Travel
ISBN 9780899974132

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Presents 65 desert trips from Bishop to the Mexican border, including expanded coverage of popular destinations such as Death Valley National Park, Mojave National Preserve, and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. This book makes high-walled canyons, lonely ghost towns, and soaring peaks from Mexico to the Great Basin easily accessible to recreational drivers. Tony Huegel's glove-box-sized Byways have been leading drivers to the hidden surprises found along unpaved backroads for more than 10 years. These books are for recreational drivers who want to use their four-wheel-drive or sport-utility vehicle beyond the pavement to explore, but who might not want to do hard-core or lengthy off-road driving. They are also for adventurers who use these trips as jumping-off points for muscle-powered exploration, such as hiking and mountain biking.

California Desert Flowers

California Desert Flowers
Title California Desert Flowers PDF eBook
Author Sia Morhardt
Publisher Univ of California Press
Pages 300
Release 2004
Genre History
ISBN 9780520240032

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Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington

Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington
Title Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington PDF eBook
Author Philip A. Munz
Publisher Univ of California Press
Pages 355
Release 2023-12-22
Genre Nature
ISBN 0520309014

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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 1964.

California Desert Miracle

California Desert Miracle
Title California Desert Miracle PDF eBook
Author Frank Wheat
Publisher
Pages 406
Release 1999
Genre Nature
ISBN

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The sotry of how underpaid, underfunded volunteers fought to protect the last large area of wild land left in California, culminating in the enactment of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994.