Reading and Viewing on Biodiversity

READING
** "Land Use in America," by Henry L. Diamond and Patrick E. Noonan, examines land use in the United States over the past 25 years and presents a 10-part agenda for future action. The agenda is based on the authors' expert observations and contributions of leaders in business, academia, nongovernment, and government, including a chapter by Secretary for Resources Douglas P. Wheeler, chair of the California Biodiversity Council. Noonan is founder and chairman of The Conservation Fund of Arlington, VA., and co-founder with Diamond of the Sustainable Use of Land Project, from which the book was derived. 340 pages, $26.95 paperback. Order from Island Press, Box 7, Dept. 2AU, Covelo, CA, 95428. 1-800-828-1302, or fax to 707:983:6414.

** "Conservation Partnerships: A Field Guide to Public-Private Partnering for Natural Resources Conservation," explains how partners can work together to accomplish conservation goals. Free from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Training and Education, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA, 22203, 703-358-1711.

ON-LINE
** CERES, the California Environmental Resources Evaluation System developed by the California Resources Agency, is on-line at (http://ceres.ca.gov). Offerings include news about the California Biodiversity Council and access to the California Biodiversity News.

VIDEOS
** "Tomki Creek Watershed Project: A Project of Community Concern," shows how private landowners working with the Mendocino County Resource Conservation District, the Natural Resource Conservation Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California State Water Resources Control Board, California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, and the University of California's Cooperative Extension used conservation to restore a watershed. Copies of the 20-minute video are available for $14.95, or to rent for $10. Contact: Mendocino County RCD, 405 Orchard Ave., Ukiah, CA, 95482. Tel. 707-468-9223.