Field Guide to California Rivers

by Tim Palmer, William E. Avery (Illustrator)

Overview

Award-winning author, naturalist, and conservationist Tim Palmer presents the world of California rivers in this practical and inspiring field guide. Loaded with tips on where to hike, fish, canoe, kayak, and raft, it offers an interpretive approach that reveals geology, plant and wild life, hydrologic processes, and other natural phenomena. Palmer reports on conservation with a perspective from decades of personal engagement. More than 150 streams are featured, 50 riparian species are illustrated, and 180 photos show the essence of California’s rivers. Palmer brings a natural history guide, a recreation guide, and an introduction to river ecology together in one illuminating volume; it belongs in every river lover’s book collection, boat, and backpack.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520266445
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	04/30/2012
Series:	California Natural History Guides , #105
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	1,036,149
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.92(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Tim Palmer is the author of 20 books on nature and the environment. For 35 years he has explored and written about California rivers. He’s the recipient of Friends of the River’s Mark Dubois and Peter Behr Awards, and the National Wildlife Federation’s Communicator of the Year Award.

Table of Contents

Welcome to the World of California Rivers ix

Acknowledgments xv

A Word of Warning xvii

An Introduction to the Rivers 1

The Network of Rivers 2

The Natural History of Rivers 8

The Problems, Protection, and Restoration of California Rivers 27

Fifty Common Species of River Plants and Animals 44

River Profiles 67

North Coast 71

Sacramento Basin 129

San Joaquin Basin 173

Central and South Coast 221

Eastern Sierra Nevada 257

Deserts 279

Appendices 291

Sources 313

Additional Captions 317

Index 319

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Here's the definitive field guide on the Golden State's rivers. . . . Whether you fish, kayak, or just enjoy exploring on foot the banks of these waterways, this is a book you will want to have at your fingertips."—Salinas Californian

"It belongs in every river lover's book collection, boat, and backpack. . . . Anyone exploring California rivers will want this book!"—Birdbooker Report

"An excellent little guide, this is one book you won't want to leave home without if you plan on river rafting, hiking, or a fishing trip."—Bookloons.com

"One of an extensive series of compact, lushly photographed and illustrated guides put out by the UC Press on the naturalist's paradise that is California."—Sf / Sacramento Book Rev / 1776 Prod

Editorial Reviews

It belongs in every river lover’s book collection, boat, and backpack. . . . Anyone exploring California rivers will want this book!

Birdbooker Report - Ian Paulsen

One of an extensive series of compact, lushly photographed and illustrated guides put out by the UC Press on the naturalist’s paradise that is California.

SF / Sacramento Book Rev / 1776 Prod - Zara Raab

Here’s the definitive field guide on the Golden State’s rivers. . . . Whether you fish, kayak, or just enjoy exploring on foot the banks of these waterways, this is a book you will want to have at your fingertips.

Salinas Californian - Robert Walch

An excellent little guide, this is one book you won’t want to leave home without if you plan on river rafting, hiking, or a fishing trip.

Bookloons.com