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Author: Redlands Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
Publisher: ESRI, Inc.
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 1589480430
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A comprehensive scientific, historical, and physcial representation of the Salton Sea region utilizing the latest GIS technology
Author: Karl Anderson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738574554
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Salton Sea was an accident of man created when heavy rainfall caused the Rio Colorado to swell and breach an Imperial Valley dike in 1905. For two years, water flowed into the Salton Sink and ancient Lake Cahuilla. Today, the sea is 227 feet below sea level, covers approximately 376 square miles, and is California's largest lake. During the early 1900s, it became an important bird and waterfowl refuge. When many species of fish were introduced, the Salton Sea also became popular for boating, fishing, hunting, and camping activities. Motels, yacht clubs, and marinas developed around Salton City and North Shore. During recent decades, the sea has become polluted from agricultural runoff, creating a doubtful future for the Salton Sea. However, it remains a sanctuary for anyone who enjoys bird watching, desert landscapes, or beautiful farmlands.
Author: Andy Willinger
Publisher: America Through Time
Published: 2021-03-29
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781634992992
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In Southern California, settlers have long ventured into the Mojave Desert, seduced by its capacious horizons and fragile beauty, only to be abased by the intense heat, bone-dry terrain and maddening isolation. Industry, intent on extracting the land of its essence, set up operations, then walked away when there was nothing left worth taking. Civilization has always pushed into the frontier, and quite often the frontier pushes back. Areas like the forsaken homesteads of Wonder Valley and the abandoned mining operations of Joshua Tree seem simultaneously depleted yet majestically audacious in their quiet desolation, juxtaposed against the breathtaking landscapes of the desert. Abandoned California: The Mojave Desert is a collection of photographs and writings by Andy Willinger that capture the majesty of these forsaken buildings, vehicles and artifacts of the Mojave's once vibrant past. These sites have become meaningful, unintended statements - not only as vibrant, ephemeral artworks of minimal beauty, but as testament to the impact on nature by humanity. Undaunted, the Mojave Desert continues to brashly flaunt its skill in overcoming man's attempts to conquer it.
Author: Michael Patten
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2003-08-19
Total Pages: 379
ISBN-13: 0520929446
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Salton Sea, California’s largest inland lake, supports a spectacular bird population that is among the most concentrated and most diverse in the world. Sadly, this crucial stopover along the Pacific Flyway for migratory and wintering shorebirds, landbirds, and waterfowl is dangerously close to collapse from several environmental threats. This book is the first thoroughly detailed book to describe the birds of Salton Sea, more than 450 species and subspecies in all. A major contribution to our knowledge about the birds of western North America, it will also be an important tool in the struggle to save this highly endangered area. Synthesizing data from many sources, including observations from their long-term work in the area, the authors’ species accounts discuss each bird’s abundance, seasonal status, movement patterns, biogeographic affinities, habitat associations, and more. This valuable reference also includes general information on the region’s fascinating history and biogeography, making it an unparalleled resource for the birding community, for wildlife managers, and for conservation biologists concerned with one of the most threatened ecosystems in western North America.
Author: United States. Department of the Interior
Publisher:
Published: 1974
Total Pages: 192
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: JOHN S. BROWN
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781033205518
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher:
Published: 1923
Total Pages: 86
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