"The California Naturalist Handbook" provides a fun, science-based introduction to California's natural history with an emphasis on observation, discovery, communication, stewardship and conservation. It is a hands-on guide to learning about the natural environment of California. Subjects covered include California natural history and geology, native plants and animals, California's freshwater resources and ecosystems, forest and rangeland resources, conservation biology, and the effects of global warming on California's natural communities. The handbook also discusses how to create and use a field notebook, natural resource interpretation, citizen science, and collaborative conservation and serves as the primary text for the California Naturalist Program.
- ISBN10 0520954610
- ISBN13 9780520954618
- Publish Date 15 February 2013 (first published 1 January 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint University of California Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 280
- Language English