Wild Sonoma

Charles Hood has studied birds and natural history from the Amazon to Tibet, and he has seen more than five thousand species of birds in the wild. A widely published poet, he has received numerous fellowships and writing awards and is the author of the Heyday collection A Salad Only the Devil Would Eat. His other Heyday titles include field guides to mammals and birds, and for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County he was the lead author and photographer for the book Wild LA.Jeanne Wirka is an ecologist and nature writer with over twenty-five years of experience in conservation science, ecological restoration, and environmental education.John Muir Laws is a naturalist, educator, and artist, with degrees in conservation and resource studies from the University of California, Berkeley; in wildlife biology from the University of Montana, Missoula; and in scientific illustration from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is a 2010 Audubon TogetherGreen Conservation Leadership Fellow and has received the Terwilliger Environmental Award for outstanding service in environmental education. Visit his website at johnmuirlaws.com.Lynn Horowitz is an avid hiker, certified California Naturalist, and longtime Sonoma County resident.Dr. Jane Goodall DBE is an ethologist and environmentalist. Author of many books for adults and children and featured in countless documentaries and articles, Jane has reached millions around the world with her lectures, podcasts and writings. She was appointed as a UN Messenger of Peace, is a Dame of the British Empire and has received countless honors from around the world.

"Earthy and balanced, smooth on the tongue, and with a buttery finish, Wild Sonoma is an appealing, opulent introduction to the natural wonders just beyond the tasting rooms and terraces of Northern California wine country."—Foreword Reviews

• Foreword by Jane Goodall Introduction: Welcome to Wild Sonoma! Part 1: Where Nature Comes Fromwater and watershedsdirt versus soilfire and fire ecologyPart 2: a Field Guide to Cool, Interesting, and Essential Species birds acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorusAmerican coot Fulica americanaAmerican robin Turdus migratoriusAnna’s hummingbird Calypte annaCalifornia quail Callipepla californicaCalifornia scrub-jay Aphelocoma californicacommon raven Corvus coraxdark-eyed junco Junco hyemalisdouble-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritusgolden-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapillagreat blue heron Ardea herodiasgreat egret Ardea albahouse finch Haemorhous mexicanusmallard Anas platyrhynchosmourning dove Zenaida macrourared-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensisred-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceustree swallow Tachycineta bicolorturkey vulture Cathartes aurawestern bluebird Sialia mexicanaflowers, shrubs, and treesarroyo willow Salix lasiolepisbay laurel Umbellularia californicablue dicks Dipterostemon capitatumCalifornia buckeye Aesculus californicaCalifornia poppy Eschscholzia californicacoast live oak Quercus agrifoliacoast redwood Sequoia sempervirenscommon manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanitaDouglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas iris Iris douglasianafield mustard Brassica spp.Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesiiPacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobumsky lupine Lupinus nanusspring vetch Vicia sativasticky monkey-flower Diplacus aurantiacustoyon Heteromeles arbutifoliavalley oak Quercus lobatainsectscommon buckeye Junonia coeniabumble bee Bombus spp.cabbage white Pieris rapaeCalifornia sister Adelpha californicacommon yellowjacket Vespula pensylvanicadarkling beetle Eleodes grandicollisflame skimmer Libellula saturataharvester ant Veromessor andreimourning cloak Nymphalis antiopapipevine swallowtail Battus philenormammals black bear Urus americanusbobcat Lynx rufuscoyote Canis latransgray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteusmule deer Odocoileus hemionusnorthern raccoon Procyon lotorstriped skunk Mephitis mephitiswestern gray squirrel Sciurus griseusreptiles and amphibiansCalifornia newt Taricha torosagarter snake Thamnophis sirtalisgopher snake Pituophis catenifernorthern Pacific rattlesnake Crotalus oreganusSierran treefrog Pseudacris sierrawestern fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis Part 3: Explorations and ExcursionsJenner and the Russian River EstuaryLake SonomaThe Middle Russian RiverSpring Lake Regional ParkJack London State Historic ParkSugarloaf Ridge State Park  Where to Go Next About the Authors