TY - BOOK ID - 77886026 TI - Field guide to California rivers AU - Palmer, Tim. AU - Avery, William E. PY - 2012 SN - 1280116641 9786613520937 0520952197 9780520952195 9781280116643 0520266439 9780520266438 9780520266445 6613520934 PB - Berkeley [Calif.] : University of California Press, DB - UniCat KW - Natural history - California. KW - Natural history -- California. KW - Nature -- Ecology. KW - NATURE / Ecology. KW - Rivers - California. KW - Rivers -- California -- Guidebooks. KW - Rivers -- California -- Pictorial works. KW - Rivers KW - Natural history KW - Geography KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Physical Geography KW - Brooks KW - Creeks KW - Runs (Rivers) KW - Streams KW - Bodies of water KW - adventures. KW - california rivers. KW - california. KW - canoes and kayaks. KW - conservation. KW - conservationists. KW - earth sciences. KW - easy to read. KW - field guide. KW - fishermen. KW - fishery. KW - hikers. KW - hydrologic processes. KW - illustrated. KW - natural history. KW - natural phenomena. KW - naturalists. KW - plant life. KW - practical guide. KW - rafting. KW - recreation guide. KW - regional geology. KW - regional rivers. KW - river ecology. KW - river guide. KW - river lovers. KW - scientists. KW - streams and rivers. KW - travel guide. KW - wildlife guide. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77886026 AB - 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. ER -