Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory

28 Feb, 11 AM - 06 Mar, 02 AM

The core of this project is to create an exquisitely illustrated and deeply researched field guide, aimed at the novice but clearly of use to the most advanced naturalist. The field guide will cover the common and not so common species of birds (all 208 species), reptiles, mammals (all 94 species), amphibians, fish, and mollusks. Insects, including of course butterflies and moths, will be generously represented (350 species of them), as will 40 species of fungi, 30 species of lichen, 47 trees, 60 shrubs, and no fewer than 300 wildflowers. Altogether, more than 1,200 individual species will be presented, some from more than one viewpoint. The guide will also include weather (cloud types and seasonal patterns), geology, and stars. In addition 15 double-page portraits of Sierra ecosystems will be presented. Despite the wealth of material, the finished book will be compact, 320 pages long, and easily portable in a daypack or even a back pocket. The book will be, first and foremost, an educational tool, one that will help educate people in a critical area ? in an appreciation of the great diversity of life in the Sierra.

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Under Project # 4975 | Research

Sierra Nevada Field Guide

research_scientist - California Academy of Sciences

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John Laws Feb 28 - Mar 6, 2005 (7 days)

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Dorm 1 Feb 28 - Mar 6, 2005
Lab 1 1 Feb 28 - Mar 6, 2005