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	Ecology of California - Biocrawler definition:Ecology of California - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		California's high mountains block most moisture from reaching the eastern parts of the state, which are home to California's desert and xeric shrub ecoregions.
		California's Central Valley was once a large temperate grassland, the California Central Valley grasslands ecoregion, which was formerly home to great herds of grazing pronghorn and Wapiti; some writers have referred to it as "America's Serengeti".
		These forests are home to some of the world's largest trees, the Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) of the Northern California coastal forests, and the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), which lives in scattered groves in the Sierra Nevada forests.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Ecology_of_California (459 words)

	California at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		California was the place where Sir Francis Drake, the English Privateer, in Elizabethan times audaciously claimed all the lands north of the Spanish Kingdoms of New Spain and New Mexico for the English Crown as Nova Albion.
		California is famous for its earthquakes due partly to the presence of the San Andreas Fault.
		California's mountain ranges influence the climate as well; moisture-laden air from the west cools as it ascends the mountains, dropping moisture; some of the rainiest parts of the state are west-facing mountain slopes.
	wiki.tatet.com /California.html (2725 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Northern California coastal forests (NA0519)
		The ancient and spectacular redwood trees that dominate the Northern California Coastal Forests ecoregion are among the biggest, tallest, and oldest trees in the world.
		The endangered marbled murrelet, a seabird, nests in mature forest canopies.
		One of the most famous residents of the Northern California Coastal Forests is the bright yellow-orange banana slug.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/na/na0519.html (641 words)

	Publications and Information Resources
		The temperate coastal forests are composed of mixtures of western red cedar, yellow cedar, western hemlock, Douglas fir, amabalis fir, Sitka spruce, California redwood and red alder.
		Sub-alpine forests are characterized by mountain hemlock and amabalis fir.
		Forest productivity is high and the commercial forest industry is of major economic importance to both Canada and the United States.
	www.cec.org /pubs_info_resources/publications/enviro_conserv/r07.cfm?varlan=english (666 words)

	Temperate coniferous forests (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Temperate coniferous forests are a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest.
		Temperate evergreen forests are common in the coastal areas of regions that have mild winters and heavy rainfall, or inland in drier climates or mountain areas.
		Pine forests support an herbaceous understory that is generally dominated by grasses and herbaceous perennials, and are often subject to ecologically important wildfires.
	www.kiwipedia.com /temperate-coniferous-forests.html (422 words)

	PCWG draft 2.1 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Forest management shall respect all applicable laws of the country in which they occur, and international treaties and agreements to which the country is a signatory, and comply with all FSC Principles and Criteria.
		Forest management shall maintain and, where technically and financially feasible, restore the diversity, integrity and connectivity of habitat components that may contribute to the recovery of species populations and species that are native to an appropriate reference ecosystem, including threatened, endangered and other listed species.
		Forest managers shall consider how conditions at the time of monitoring compare both with natural conditions and with conditions when the evaluation unit was first certified, and shall adapt their management and subsequent monitoring accordingly.
	academic.evergreen.edu /curricular/iesmr/PCRS.html (15504 words)

	Temperate Forests
		These forests used to thrive on every continent except Africa and Antarctica, but those in Europe and Asia were long-ago logged into oblivion.
		Coastal temperate rainforests have four defining characteristics: a proximity to oceans, presence of coastal mountains, cooler summer temperatures and high rainfall levels.
		One of the most fascinating aspects of the coastal temperate rainforest is the blurred boundary between terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
	www.davidsuzuki.org /Forests/Forests_101/Temperate_Forests.asp (521 words)

	The Nature Conservancy in California - Garcia River
		The upper watershed, which begins high in the coastal range, is steep forestland, and one of California's critical corridors for anadromous fish - fish which ascend rivers from the sea for breeding - such as coho salmon and steelhead trout.
		Like millions of acres of Northern California forestland, if the property was converted to vineyards or development it would forever change the region's environmental and economic landscape.
		To protect the health and diversity of California's North Coast, The Nature Conservancy continues to work with conservation organizations, timberland owners and local communities to conserve the integrity of the watersheds that support coastal forests, fisheries and wildlife habitats.
	www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/california/current/garcia_river.html (595 words)

	23/1/2006 -- Environmentalists Fight Spread of Vineyards to California Coastal Forests
		As demand for California wine grows, vintners are looking for new terrain beyond traditional wine-growing regions such as the Napa and Sonoma valleys, where available land is scarce and expensive.
		Many property owners here are eager to turn their forests into vineyards because wine grapes, especially for high-end pinot noir, are worth more than timber, which is increasingly expensive to harvest due to stringent regulations.
		Sonoma is just one of several Northern California counties trying to balance the interests of the wine industry and the environment.
	www.forests.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=51294 (1121 words)

	About Coastal Temperate Rain Forests
		These forests stand mainly in watersheds that empty directly into saltwater and, as a result, are fundamentally shaped by the cycling of water and nutrients between land and sea.
		The North American coastal temperate rain forest, stretching from Northern California to Alaska, accounted for roughly fifty percent of the original global distribution of this forest type.
		In virtually every stretch of the eight thousand kilometer coastline that supports these forests around the world, residents are seeking to diversify local economies and to capture more of the value of the raw materials harvested and exported from the rain forest fringe.
	www.inforain.org /about_ctrf.htm (379 words)

	National Forests in Northern California
		The Lassen National Forest is located in portions of Butte County, Lassen County, Modoc County, Plumas County, Shasta County, Siskiyou County, and Tehama County.
		The Mendocino National Forest offers an array of recreation opportunities to the visitor, including fishing in lakes and streams, camping, picnicking, boating, hiking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, hang-gliding, a large off-road vehicle trail system, winter snow play, hunting, wilderness experiences, fishing that is accessible to persons with disabilities, and mountain biking.
		Coastal mountains cut the valleys of the six major rivers that name the forest -- Smith, Klamath, Trinity, Eel, Van Duzen and Mad.
	www.shastacascade.org /forest/regnf.htm (1979 words)

	Coast Redwoods
		A healthy old-growth redwood forest is a grand mix of redwoods, deciduous trees, ferns, vines, flowers and wildlife.
		But wherever a tree has fallen, it leaves a gaping hole; where rivers and streams cut swaths through the forest they lay the edges of the forest open; where the forests edge up against natural meadows the peripheries are a mix of shadows and sunlight.
		The Avenue of the Giants and the Bull Creek Road pass through some of the finest remaining forests, but the best way to experience the redwood's cathedral-like grandeur is to hike one of the many easy park trails.
	www.sunnyfortuna.com /explore/redwoods.htm (826 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Northern California coastal forests (NA0519)
		Redwood dominated forests tend to occur in valley bottoms, where there is abundant fog drip,alluvial soils, and periodic floods about every thirty to sixty years.
		The lotis blue butterfly, a local endemic of a coastal sphagnum bog in Mendocino, was lost in 1983 as forest cover replaced the wetland, perhaps due to changes in disturbance regimes or the loss of alternate habitats.
		The northern boundary was determined by the northernmost extent of Redwoods.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/na/na0519_full.html (1720 words)

	Ecotrust Publications - The Rain Forests of Home: An Atlas of People and Place
		The coastal temperate rain forests of North America occupy a place of central importance in the global future of this forest type.
		Intricate networks of streams, wetlands, and estuaries lace through coastal rain forest watersheds, creating habitats for freshwater and anadromous fish, for wildlife dependent on aquatic habitats, and for plants adapted to wet conditions.
		No living things demonstrate more dramatically the reciprocity of forest and sea than the seven species of Pacific salmon and trout that range widely in the North Pacific while they grow to maturity, then return to their natal coastal rain forest streams to spawn.
	www.ecotrust.org /publications/rain_forests_atlas.html (591 words)

	Northern California
		Inset maps show road numbering and mileages to reach the park from throughout northern California, and a regional detail map also showing mileages and road numbering.
		The entire northern California park is depicted, plus portions of adjacent Lassen National Forest one to six miles from the park boundaries.
		The latter is a part of Six Rivers National Forest, and includes North Fork Smith River Botanical Area, Broken Rib Botanical Area, Bear Basin Butte Botanical Area, and parts of the Siskiyou Wilderness.
	www.mindbird.com /northern_california_maps.htm (1535 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Science -- The blighted oak
		Most are in the coastal mountains between Big Sur and northern Sonoma County, but the disease has crept as far north as Oregon, and nearly as far south as San Luis Obispo.
		The closest relative to sudden oak death is a type of Phytophthora that causes root rot on Port Orford cedars in Northern California and Southern Oregon.
		Another factor is that California bay laurels (whose leaves play host to the nonfatal form of the mold) change their chemistry as trees age.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/science/20040901-9999-1c1oak.html (2071 words)

	California Hotels and California's Hotel and Resort Options
		California Hotels include thousands of hotel properties from luxury spa resort accommodations to budget hotels and inns.
		California stretches over 1000 miles from north to south and several hundred miles west to east.
		It's geography ranges from mountains to flat sandy beaches, deserts to rolling hills of wine country and rainy climates in the northern coastal areas where the lush redwood forests thrive.
	www.beachcalifornia.com /california-hotels.html (441 words)

	Northwestern California/Klamath Bioregion Environment Information Sources
		Northern California Earthquake Data Center (University of California Berkeley Seismological Laboratory and U.S. Geological Survey) Archive and distribution center for seismological and geodetic data for northern California.
		California precipitation data was first collected in 1849, stream gage data in 1878, and the measurement of groundwater levels in the early 1900's.
		Northern and Central California Coastal Wetland Information System: Humboldt County, Del Norte County (California Coastal Commission) Information system aimed at coastal planners that promotes the protection and conservation of wetland resources within the coastal zone of Del Norte, Humboldt, San Mateo, and San Luis Obispo counties.
	library.humboldt.edu /~rls/NorCalEnv.htm (10957 words)

	IMBA Resources: Wilderness And Mountain Biking: IMBA's Congressional Testimony on Northern California Coastal Wild ...
		IMBA staff has consulted closely with Forest Service staff from offices of the Mendocino, Shasta-Trinity and Six Rivers national forests, and been informed there are no administrative orders closing trails to bicycling.
		Existing Forest Service rules establish that mountain bikes may access trails and roads within national forest units, unless the trail or road is closed to mountain bike access by a forest order or similar administrative action.
		IMBA members, in particular mountain bike advocates in northern California, are deeply frustrated that legislative and environmental leaders have not seriously entertained negotiations or forged reasonable compromises that would preserve the wild lands of northern California while also maintaining the recreational enjoyment of many citizens and visitors.
	www.imba.com /resources/wilderness/imba_ca_testimony.html (1208 words)

	COASTWEEKS, California Coastal Commission
		California Wildlife Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of sick, injured, and orphaned native wildlife.
		California Coastal Commission's science activity guide, participate in the activities, and get an overview of other relevant educational resources.
		Defenders of Wildlife and the Community Environmental Council, with speaker Dr. Michael Vincent McGinnis, Acting Director of the Ocean and Coastal Policy Center at UC Santa Barbara, present a general overview of the ecology of the Southern California Bight, which is the coastal marine ecosystem off southern California.
	www.coastal.ca.gov /publiced/coastweeks/coastweeks.html (14578 words)

	Butterfly of northern california Information (Site not responding. Last check: )
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		Nearctic > Temperate Coniferous Forests > Northern California coastal forests (NA0519)...
	northern.2greatsite6.info /northern-essex-community-college/butterfly-of-northern-california.html (254 words)

	HSU Library - Sequoia sempervirens/Redwood Information Sources
		The Redwood Forest and Associated North Coast Forests (Zinke) pp 679-698 IN Terrestrial Vegetation of California (Barbour and Major) 1988 (Ref QK 149 T44 1988) Describes the ecological relationships of the redwood vegetation type.
		The Redwood Forest: History, Ecology, and Conservation of the Coast Redwoods (Noss) 2000 (SD 397 R3 R455 2000 Hum Co Coll) Scholarly work on the biology and ecology of redwood forests with chapters on geological history, redwood biology, terrestrial fauna, aquatic ecosystems, conservation and management.
		Redwood Forests pp 12-27 IN California Forests and Woodlands: A Natural History (Johnston) 1994 (QH 105 C2 J59 1994) Popular treatment of redwood ecology and the interrelationships between plants and animals in the redwood forest.
	library.humboldt.edu /~rls/Sequoia.htm (1089 words)

	Mendocino Redwood Company: In the News
		The annual harvest rate that we settled on is 60% of the estimated growth of the forest, and is conservative by any measure of commercial management of lands.
		The Fishers, by contrast, are tapping the Albion's thick forests for about 20% of Mendocino Redwood's total harvest, although the area covers only about 7% of the family's land, Mr.
		Dean says, is a forest that will one day have trees of many ages and sizes, traversed by clear streams, supporting wildlife and loggers alike.
	www.mrc.com /News/Newspaper37.html (2985 words)

	Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Act (H.R. 1501/S. 738)
		Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Act (H.R. The California Wild Heritage Campaign is pleased to provide this page, dedicated completely to Congressman Mike Thompson and Senator Boxer's Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act.
		WASHINGTON, DC - Legislation protecting some of California's last wild places is one step closer to becoming law today after the House Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held a hearing on the proposal.
		The Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act (S. 1501), sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson and Senators Boxer and Feinstein, covers more than 300,000 acres and 21 river miles of Northern California’s remaining untouched federal public lands and streams in Thompson’s district.
	www.californiawild.org /NCCWHA.html (530 words)

	Northern California Road Trip - Muir Woods, Redwood, Lassen and more! - US-Parks.com
		As John Muir eloquently stated about Muir Woods, "This is the best tree-lovers monument that could possibly be found in all the forests of the world." In the early 1900"s Muir Woods was declared a National Monument by President Theodore Roosevelt.
		Take some time to watch the ocean as you are likely to spot a variety of marine mammals and birdlife.
		Mendocino, California is a popular place to stay for the night along the coast.
	www.us-parks.com /northern_california.html (1131 words)

	Northern California's Coastal Redwoods
		But that isn't so--a healthy old-growth redwood forest is a mix of redwoods, deciduous trees, ferns, vines, flowers and wildlife.
		The origin of the conflict was the Headwaters Forest, which is the largest privately held portion of the ancient redwoods.
		In the end, the forest became a reserve regulated by both the United States Bureau of Land Management and the State of California.
	www.uvm.edu /~jmoore/envhst/mrupley (822 words)

	The Conservation Fund - Garcia River Forest, CA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At the headwaters of the Garcia River in northern California, cold, clear water winds through expansive redwood and Douglas fir forests, forming the centerpiece of a magnificent wilderness.
		An indispensable habitat for anadromous fish such as coho salmon and steelhead trout, the river flows through the velvet green hills of Mendocino County to a small estuary that is home to tundra swans, and red-legged frogs.
		Although northern California’s coastal forests have long supported abundant wildlife and a thriving economy, this beautiful landscape is increasingly threatened by conversion to vineyards and rural residential development.
	www.conservationfund.org /pagespinner.asp?article=3034&back=true (330 words)

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