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OverviewThe Forests of California is author/artist Obi Kaufmann's first major work since 2017's The California Field AtlasSince its release in September 2017, The California Field AtlasThe first book of a trilogy that will include The Coasts of California and The Deserts of CaliforniaThe Forests of California will be the same binding and trim size as The California Field AtlasObi Kaufmann resides in Oakland, CA Full Product DetailsAuthor: Obi KaufmannPublisher: Heyday Books Imprint: Heyday Books Edition: New edition ISBN: 9781597144797ISBN 10: 1597144797 Pages: 640 Publication Date: 22 October 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsContents INTRODUCTION: The Philosopher’s Stone KEYS AND MEASURES 00.01 The Cenozoic 00.02 The Acre and the Foot 00.03 The Taxonomic Classifications of Life 00.04 Map Icons 01. THE FIELD ATLAS: Maps and meaning across California’s forests 02. THE ANCIENT FORESTS: California’s Holocene crescendo 03. EARTH, WATER, AIR, and FIRE: California’s defining forces 04. THE LIVING BODY: How forests thrive across California 05. STAND, GROVE, WOODLAND and FOREST: Vegetation alliances within arboreal California 06.01 ARBOREAL HABITATS OF CALIFORNIA: Distribution and conditions of wildlife systems 07. EXEMPLARY IN CHARACTER: Accessibility and impact 08. THE GIVING FORESTS: Beyond Value and Utility 09. THE FUTURE FORESTS: California’s next one hundred years and beyondReviewsMasterful . . . The work that has gone into this book is simply astonishing; every page is a treasure trove of information and beauty. -San Francisco Book Review A call to action . . . full of beautiful watercolor renderings of both landscape and data. -Los Angeles Times [A] must-read. The Forests of California features an abundance of Kaufmann's signature watercolor maps and trail paintings, weaving them into an expansive and accessible exploration of the biodiversity that defines California in the global imagination. -7x7 The Forests of California is a breathtaking object. -Berkeleyside One-of-a-kind. -Diablo Magazine Kaufmann's expressive writing is matched by his creativity as an artist . . . [The Forests of California] is Audubon-esque in style and scope. -San Francisco Examiner Swirls research with poetry, the personal and human with the collective and ecological . . . -Mother Jones [Kaufmann] lay[s] important groundwork to help people better understand the complex ecology of the state's varied forests and why they are so important. -The Revelator Braiding colorful watercolors of local flora and fauna with expertly illustrated infographics and maps, Forests is a must-read for anyone who cranes their neck skyward in great groves of Sequoia; for those who wonder how mountains are shaped, how carbon is stored; how fires can replenish-or reduce to ash. The lush, illustrative tome offers an instant education in one of the West's greatest assets. . . . Obi leaves no leaf unturned in his quest to capture the wonder and fragility of this important resource. -Sunset Author InformationGrowing up in the East Bay as the son of an astrophysicist and a psychologist, Obi Kaufmann spent most of high school practicing calculus and breaking away on weekends to scramble around Mount Diablo and map its creeks, oak forests, and sage mazes. Into adulthood, he would regularly journey into the mountains, spending more summer nights without a roof than with one. For Kaufmann, the epic narrative of the California backcountry holds enough art, science, mythology, and language for a hundred field atlases to come. He is the author of the award-winning California Field Atlas and The State of Water. His latest book is The Forests of California. When he is not backpacking, you can find the painter-poet at his desk in Oakland, posting @coyotethunder #trailpaintings on social media. His website is coyoteandthunder.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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