In this groundbreaking and meticulously field-tested guide, the rich variety of Sierra life—trees, wildflowers, ferns, fungi, lichens, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, and insects—comes alive.
Easy-to-use features include:Intuitive organization, color tabs, and simple keys;Similar-looking species side by side;Over 2,800 full-color illustrations;Range maps of species that are otherwise difficult to distinguish;Index of common and scientific names;Lightweight and compact—ideal for backpacking.
Impressively detailed and comprehensive, the guide includes:More than 1,700 species;Descriptions of behavior, adaptations, and interactions between species;Species and topics not found in most guides, including aquatic life, spiders and webs, plankton, plant galls, bark beetle galleries, animal tracks and evidence, seasonal star charts, weather patterns, and cloud formations.
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- Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada The California Academy of Sciences
Hands down the best field guide ever produced. I just got back from my bucket list trip to the Sierra Nevada. And really wish I had owned this field guide! I have 2 of Laws art books. I might not ever get back to this area, but the book is a treasure. He includes virtually everything, flowers, fungi, trees, insects, reptiles, birds, mammals, animal tracks, even animal poop! He even has star maps. I have two minor complaints. First, the size of the book. It is very skinny and tall. I prefer shorter, wider field guides. The reason being it…
EXTREMELY comprehensive, but shallow depth on each species Pros: comprehensive and professionally done. Probably best sold.Cons: too heavy to take on serious hike. Get a .pdf version if you want it on JMT. Also, the pictures are all drawn, so can occasionally be tricky to connect what you see with what is in the bookExcellent book because of the diversity of items….animals, trees, plants, flowers, fungi, etc. But if you want a book on JUST trees or JUST animals go somewhere else. I found the descriptions of trees too short to…
A great book for the amateur! The seller gave a good description of the book, but at first overview I think the book is even better than I expected. I don’t have the time to become the pro naturalist I’d like to be, but frequently have questions about many of the categories contained in the book, so I think this book will be really helpful to me…and to the grandkids who come to visit.One of the first pages I opened to was on the amanita mushrooms. I noticed that they were not listed as either poisonous or…