California Forests and Woodlands

California trees have long inspired artists, poets, naturalists and real estate developers. Verna Johnston's book, illustrated with her color photographs and Carla Simmons's detailed b&w drawings, offers a view of the Golden State's world-renowned forests and woodlands. The author introduces each dominant forest type, describes the unique charecteristics of its trees and discusses their interrelationships with the plants and animals living around them. She also analyzes the effects of fire, flood, fungi, weather, soil, and humans on these varied forest ecologies. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.