Books distributed by California Wildlife Foundation/California Oaks
Additional to publishing and helping to fund books, California Wildlife Foundation has also distributed many publications and hosted a number of books online.
A Field Guide to Insects and Diseases of California Oaks, by Tedmund J. Swiecki and Elizabeth A. Bernhardt, and published by the United States Forest Service. Copies were mailed to libraries throughout the state.
Acorns and Eat ’em: A How-To Vegetarian Cookbook by Suellen Ocean, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, provides directions for harvesting, preparing, and cooking acorns. The book was available in PDF format for downloading from the California Oaks website until the fall of 2016 when it became available for purchase from Amazon.
Grandmother Oak, by Rosi Dagit, illustrated by Gretta Allison, and published by Roberts Rinehart Publishers in cooperation with California Native Plant Society. Copies were sent to schools and libraries throughout California.
Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, by Richard Louv, and published by Algonquin Books. Copies were sent to schools and libraries throughout California.
Regenerating Rangeland Oaks in California by Douglas McCreary, and published by University of California Agriculture and Natural Resource. Hard copies were distributed to landowners throughout oak rangelands in California.
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Books California Wildlife Foundation/California Oaks helped to publish
Plant Galls of the Western United States
Ronald A. Russo
Princeton University Press
Publication assistance provided by California Wildlife Foundation/California Oaks Fund.
2021
Guide to California’s Marine Life Management Act, Second edition
Michael L. Weber, Burr Heneman, and Huff McGonigal; illustrations by Paul B. Johnson, California Department of Fish and Game; cover print by Christopher M. Dewees
California Wildlife Foundation
Funded by Resources Legacy Fund’s California Fisheries Improvement Strategy (with philanthropic support by David and Lucile Packard Foundation) and California Wildlife Foundation’s Vesta Fund.
2018
Unlikely Ally: How the Military Fights Climate Change and Protects the Environment
Marilyn Berlin Snell
Heyday Books
Publication assistance provided by The Nature Conservancy, California Wildlife Foundation, Tim Disney, the Roy & Patricia Disney Foundation, and Endangered Habitats League.
2018
Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants & Animals Among California’s Oaks
Kate Marianchild, illustrations by Ann Meyer Maglinte
Heyday Books
Publication assistance provided by California Wildlife Foundation/California Oaks Fund, the Moore Family Foundation, and Giles W. and Elise G. Mead Foundation.
2014
Across Golden Hills: Meditations on California Oaks
William Guion, author, photographer, and publisher
Publication assistance provided by Blue Oak Capital and California Wildlife Foundation/California Oaks Fund.
2013
Pocket Guide to Creek Birds of California
Kim Kreitinger and Sue Abbott; photographs by Lyann Comrack, California Waterfowl Association, Dave Gardner, Martin Meyers, Eric Preston, Chris Rintoul, Sea and Sage Audubon, Rich Stallcup, Bob Steele, Brian L. Sullivan, Wendy Willis, and Steve Zack; illustrations by Zac Denning
A project of California Partners in Flight and PRBO Conservation Science (now Point Blue Conservation Science).
Publication assistance provided by California Waterfowl Association, California Wildlife Foundation/California Oaks Fund, Central Valley Joint Venture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, San Francisco Joint Venture, San Francisco Estuary Partnership, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Partners for Fish and Wildlife and Coastal programs of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
2010
Oaks 2040: An Inventory of Carbon and California Oaks
Tom Gaman, photographs by Andrew Van Dis (cover) and Claudia Cowan
California Oak Foundation (now the California Oaks program of California Wildlife Foundation)
2008
Nature’s Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy
Bonnie J. Gisel, photographs by Stephen J. Joseph
Heyday Books
Major philanthropic support from S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, Columbia Foundation, The Skirball Foundation, and Dean Witter Foundation. Publication assistance provided by Janet Cobb, California Oak Foundation (now the California Oaks program of California Wildlife Foundation), and other philanthropic partners.
2008
Field Guide to Plant Galls of California and Other Western States
Ron Russo
University of California Press
Publication assistance provided by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and California Oak Foundation (now the California Oaks program of California Wildlife Foundation).
2006
Oaks 2040: The Status and Future of Oaks in California
Tom Gaman and Jeffrey Firman
California Oak Foundation (now the California Oaks program of California Wildlife Foundation)
Publication assistance provided by the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, Emigrant Trails and Greenway Trust, Coke and James Hallowell, California Oaks Foundation members, and two anonymous donors.
2006
The Oak Woodland Bird Conservation Plan: A Strategy for Protecting and Managing Oak Woodland Habitats and Associated Birds in California, Version 2.0
Lead Author: Steve Zack; Supporting Authors: Grant Ballard, Mary Chase, Gregg Elliott, Thomas Gardali, Geoffrey R. Guepel, Sacha Heath, Diana Humple, Mike Lynes, Melissa Pitkin, Sandy Scogin, and Diana Stralberg; Species Account Authors: Moe Flannery, Sue Guers, Diana Humple, Colin Lee, Corrina Lu, Mike Lynes, and Mark Reynolds; illustrations by Adrienne Olmstead
A project of California Partners in Flight and Point Reyes Bird Observatory (now Point Blue Conservation Science)
Publication assistance provided by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
California Oak Foundation (now the California Oaks program of California Wildlife Foundation) provided funding for the first printing of version 2.0.
2002
Investigating the Oak Community
Kay Antúnez de Mayolo, illustrations by Jo Smith and Michelle Vick, photographs by Bob Walker and Kay Antúnez de Mayolo
California Oak Foundation (now the California Oaks program of California Wildlife Foundation)
2000, abridged web version 2008 (Publication assistance for the online edition provided by The Clorox Company, The Strong Foundation, Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust, and an anonymous donor.)
The Life of an Oak: An Intimate Portrait
Glenn Keator; illustrated by Susan Bazell; photographs by Susan Bazell, Diane Burke, David Cavagñaro, Stephen Edwards, Glenn Keator, Tamia Marg, Mark Moffett, Oren Pollak, Stichting Arboretum Trompenburg, and Zhou Zhekun
Heyday Books and the California Oak Foundation (now the California Oaks program of California Wildlife Foundation)
Publication assistance provided by the International Oak Society, Melvin B. Lane, Mennen Environmental Foundation, The Strong Foundation for Environmental Values, The Sam and Mary Mills Fund of the Vanguard Public Foundation, the Janet Cobb Oak Education Fund of the California Oak Foundation, and an anonymous contributor.
1998
Oaks of California
Bruce M. Pavlik, Pamela C. Muick, Sharon G. Johnson, and Marjorie Popper, illustrated by Allison Atwill
Cachuma Press and the California Oak Foundation (now the California Oaks program of California Wildlife Foundation)
1991; 6th printing, with revisions, 2006
Compatible Plants Under & Around Oaks
Bruce W. Hagen, Barrie D. Coate, and Keith Oldham
California Oak Foundation (now the California Oaks program of California Wildlife Foundation)
1991
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