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Natural History of the Central Coast Bioregion

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

California’s Central Coast Bioregion embodies exceptional biological diversity and natural beauty. Across the bioregion’s 15,000 square miles, physical and biological processes, combined with time and human actions, have resulted in a broad range of ecosystems, each harboring distinct assemblages of plants and animals.

California Naturalist Series: Natural History of the California Current

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In this publication, we dive into the ocean off California’s shore and explore the physical oceanography, coastal ecology, and management practices that define it.

Ready or Not: Planning for an Emergency

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This publication stresses the importance of all family members working together to develop a plan of action in case of disaster. It also urges families to practice the plan to insure all members are able to carry it out.

Understanding Your Residential Water Bill

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Understanding Your Residential Water Bill

California Naturalist Series: Natural History of the California Current

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Off the California shoreline is a dynamic, thriving collection of ecosystems. This region is a boundary zone that supports the seasonal upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water to the surface, and is one of only five such zones in the world. Without the endless expanse of blue stretching from its western edge, California would be a very different place.This publication will help you:Understand the physical and atmospheric processes that create the California Current Explore the ecology of the California Current Become aware of threats to marine wildlife off the coast of California and ways in which wildlife is being protected

Building to Coexist with Fire: Community Risk Reduction Measures for New Development in California

Mon, 4 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Where communities are built on the landscape, and how they are designed, are very important issues in determining how vulnerable they will be to wildfire-related losses.

This publication offers guidance on how planners, fire districts, and communities can develop community-scale risk reduction measures (RRM) when building or rebuilding in fire-prone areas.

Considerations include inclusion of fire professionals in the planning process; the spatial placement of communities; how communities are laid out to minimize exposure; and key defensibility, ignition, and evacuation concerns. Examples are provided for each RRM, along with some consideration of challenges associated with their implementation.

The guidance provided here will be helpful for agency personnel involved in evaluating and approving future development in California. Because there is a pressing need for additional housing in California, communities must be built with design principles that make them...

Natural History of the Central Coast Bioregion

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Whether one drives the Big Sur coastline, or stands at the foot of a giant coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) or in the shade of an ancient valley oak (Quercus lobata), it is clear that California’s Central Coast Bioregion embodies exceptional biological diversity and natural beauty. Extending from the southwest corner of San Joaquin County south to northern Ventura County, the bioregion is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the east by the San Joaquin Valley, Carrizo Plains, and the interior Transverse Ranges. Across the bioregion’s 15,000 square miles (9% of California’s area), physical and biological processes, combined with time and human actions, have resulted in a broad range of ecosystems, each harboring distinct assemblages of plants and animals.

Water: An English as a Second Language Curriculum for Adults (Student Workbook)