READING

Bureaucratic Landscapes: Interagency Cooperation and the Preservation of Biodiversity
(1/03). Author Craig Thomas provides a detailed history of the California Biodiversity Council, from the roots of the MOU on Biodiversity in the 1980s to various efforts to develop bioregional councils in the Klamath and San Joaquin Valley bioregions in the early 1990s and the subsequent successes of NCCP. Available for $27.95 from MIT Press.
http://www.mitpress.mit.edu.

Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region: Mendocino to Monterey
(02/03). Authors Linda Beidleman and Eugene Kozloff offer a definitive botanical guide to the wetlands, woodlands, coastlines, hills, and valleys of the San Francisco Bay Region. Available from UC Press, $29.95.
http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/9590.htm.

The World’s Water 2002–2003: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources.
This is the third in a series by author Peter Gleick that tracks the state of the world’s water, the debate regarding it, and the technology that has the potential to address some of the issues. Available from Island Press.
http://www.islandpress.org/books/.

Trends in Fisheries and Fishery Resources (2002).
Fisheries in central California are part of this region's rich cultural and economic history. Authors Richard Starr, Jason Cope, and Lisa Kerr summarize the technical concepts used to estimate the population sizes of harvested species. More information available from California Sea Grant.
http://www-csgc.ucsd.edu/PUBLICATIONS/announce046.html.

Drafting a Conservation Blueprint: A Practitioner Guide to Planning for Biodiversity
(2003) Author Craig Groves lays out a step-by-step planning process for conserving the biological diversity of large planning regions. The book brings together a wide range of information about conservation planning that is grounded in both a strong scientific foundation and in the realities of implementation.
http://www.islandpress.com.

Water and the California Dream: Choices for the New Millenium
(04/03). Using oral histories, newspaper articles, and autobiographies, author David Carle explores the historic changes in California, showing how imported water has shaped the pattern of population growth in the state. Available for $16.95 from UC Press.
http://www.ucpress.edu/books/sc/pages/SC50952.html.

Farming with the Wild: A New Vision for Conservation–Based Agriculture
(04/03). Presenting an inspiring look at this new conservation–based agriculture, authors Dan Imhoff and Roberto Carra offer vivid profiles of more than thirty innovative farms, ranches, and organizations in the U.S., together with more than one hundred revealing full–color photographs. Available for $29.95 from UC Press.
http://www.ucpress.edu/books/sc/pages/SC50928.html.