Field Guide to California Rivers

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    Field Guide to California Rivers Author: Illustrator: William E. Avery Format: Paperback / softback First Published: Published By: University of California Press
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    Pages: 352 Illustrations and other contents: 142 color illustrations, 51 line illustrations, 13 maps, 2 tables Language: English ISBN: 9780520266445 Categories: , , ,

    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.

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    "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." -- Robert Walch Salinas Californian "It belongs in every river lover's book collection, boat, and backpack... Anyone exploring California rivers will want this book!" -- Ian Paulsen 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." -- Zara Raab SF / Sacramento Book Rev / 1776 Prod

    Author Biography

    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.