Tim Palmer 
Field Guide to California Rivers 

Award-winning author, naturalist, and conservationist Tim Palmer presents the world of California rivers in this practical and inspiring field guide. Loaded with tips on where to hike, fish, canoe, kayak, and raft, it offers an interpretive approach that reveals geology, plant and wild life, hydrologic processes, and other natural phenomena. Palmer reports on conservation with a perspective from decades of personal engagement. More than 150 streams are featured, 50 riparian species are illustrated, and 180 photos show the essence of California’s rivers. Palmer brings a natural history guide, a recreation guide, and an introduction to river ecology together in one illuminating volume; it belongs in every river lover’s book collection, boat, and backpack.

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Welcome to the World of California Rivers

Acknowledgments

A Word of Warning


AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RIVERS


The Network of Rivers

The Natural History of Rivers

The Problems, Protection, and Restoration of California Rivers

Fifty Common Species of River Plants and Animals


RIVER PROFILES


North Coast

Sacramento Basin

San Joaquin Basin

Central and South Coast

Eastern Sierra Nevada

Deserts


Appendices

Sources

Additional Captions

Index

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Tim Palmer is the author of 20 books on nature and the environment. For 35 years he has explored and written about California rivers. He’s the recipient of Friends of the River’s Mark Dubois and Peter Behr Awards, and the National Wildlife Federation’s Communicator of the Year Award.