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The California Deserts

The California Deserts
Author: Bruce M Pavlik
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total 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 Byways

California Desert Byways
Author: Tony Huegel
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Total 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.


Adventuring in the California Desert

Adventuring in the California Desert
Author: Lynne Foster
Publisher: Random House (NY)
Total 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.


Curiosities of the California Desert

Curiosities of the California Desert
Author: Claudia Heller
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2015-10-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625856210

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One might not expect to find much in the middle of California's hot, dry deserts. But to the curious explorer, they're scattered with strange and extraordinary sights. On old Route 66, the desert traveler can find quirky roadside art and mementos left by motorists. In the El Paso Mountains of the Mojave, the daring adventurer can crawl through a tunnel that was hand dug by an old prospector named Burro Schmidt. In Landers, the weary wanderer can enjoy a rejuvenating "sound bath" in an acoustically perfect dome supposedly designed by aliens. From astounding natural wonders to remnants of ancient civilizations and the Wild West, discover treasures of history, puzzling mystery and uncommon eccentricity alongside seasoned road trippers Alan and Claudia Heller.


Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington

Shore Wildflowers of California, Oregon, and Washington
Author: Philip A. Munz
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total 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.


Chuckwalla Land

Chuckwalla Land
Author: David Rains Wallace
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2011-04-02
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520256166

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“Wallace weaves science and mythology into a clear and entertaining story about the origin of California's deserts that invites the reader into a world of ancient mystery and modern revelation. This book will appeal to anyone who cherishes arid lands and their natural history.”-Bruce M. Pavlik, author of The California Deserts: An Ecological Rediscovery “David Rains Wallace explores the origins of the California desert with the endless curiosity of a naturalist, with the wit and wordplay of a fine essayist, and with the attention to detail of a lifelong scholar. He burrows toward the solution of the desert’s riddle by following two centuries of science; in doing so, Wallace writes a unique account of both the ecology of the Desert Southwest and the biologists who have devoted their lives to untangling its evolutionary history.”-Stephen Trimble, author of The Sagebrush Ocean: A Natural History of the Great Basin “David Rains Wallace never fails to truly enter the world of which he writes. Here he tackles fiery heat, ancient lava flows, spiny plants, and scuttling reptiles, all in the service of asking some difficult “how’s” and “why’s.” I learned a lot about places and critters I thought I knew well from this marvelous book.”-Harry Greene, Cornell professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, author of Snakes: the Evolution of Mystery in Nature


California Desert Miracle

California Desert Miracle
Author: Frank Wheat
Publisher:
Total Pages: 406
Release: 1999
Genre: Desert conservation
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.


California Deserts

California Deserts
Author: Jerry Schad
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1988
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780937959152

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A look at Californias varied desert landscapes Z99 well-chosen words and beautiful pictures


The California Desert

The California Desert
Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management. California State Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 402
Release: 1968
Genre: Conservation of natural resources
ISBN:

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The California Desert: A proposal

The California Desert: A proposal
Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management. California State Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 98
Release: 1969
Genre: Desert ecology
ISBN:

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