“Battling the Inland Sea: Floods, Public Policy, and the Sacramento Valley,” by Robert Kelley, documents and analyzes the natural flooding process, the efforts to control it, and how best to reclaim the Valley from flood. A Foreword by Director David N. Kennedy of the California Department of Water Resources discusses the Sacramento Valley floods of 1997. 1998, 420 pages, $16.95 paperback, University of California Press, http://www.ucpress.edu, 2120 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94720.
"Enhancing Biological Control: Habitat Management to Promote Natural Enemies of Agricultural Pests," by Charles H. Pickett and Robert L. Bugg, provides a comprehensive
summary of recent findings from around the world on habitat manipulation to control pests. Pickett is with the Biological Control Program of the California Department of Food and Agriculture and Bugg is with the Sustainable Agriculture and Research Program at the University of California, Davis. March 1998, 421 pages, $50, University of California Press, http://www.ucpress.edu, 2120 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94720.VIDEO
“GIS: Geographic Information Systems, Improving Local Decision-making,” commissioned by the California Biodiversity Council, describes how GIS assists local governments in land-use planning. Contact: Patti Cox, 916-227-2651, e-mail patti_cox@fire.ca.gov, or write to California Biodiversity Council, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, 1920 20th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Fax: 916:227:2672.