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The naturalist's illustrated guide to the Sierra Foothills and Central Valley

eng

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non fiction

The naturalist's illustrated guide to the Sierra Foothills and Central Valley

electronic resource

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This guide to the wildlife and vegetation of California's Central Valley and Foothills Regions features more than seven hundred detailed line drawings. California's San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys and the nearby Sierra Nevada Foothills are host to abundant, varied, and often surprising plants and wildlife. This fully illustrated guide pairs over seven hundred meticulous line drawings with descriptions of the birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fishes, invertebrates, plants, and fungi that make this diverse and beautiful region their home. Like a ranger-led nature walk, each species receives a lively overview, readers will learn about freshwater jellyfish, mushrooms that decompose railroad ties, hand standing spotted skunks, salt-shedding pickleweed- not to mention insects. Every write-up not only contains fun facts, but also conveys a sense of the complex connections and interactions that sustain life in a unique place

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