Wild Sonoma: Exploring Nature in Wine Country
An all-access guide to the abundant natural splendor of Sonoma County.

Wild Sonoma celebrates the spectacular and resilient natural landscapes of Sonoma County, which along with its neighboring counties is one of the world’s premier winegrowing regions. Our exploration launches with an entertaining primer on ecology basics, including the impact of fire, before a fun fact–filled survey of sixty-two of the area’s iconic and commonly encountered species—from vivacious acorn woodpeckers to disease-neutralizing Western fence lizards. It caps off with a tour of six sites to experience Sonoma’s diverse natural beauty, with a special emphasis on access. Written by Wild LA author Charles Hood, introduced by renowned naturalist Jane Goodall, and illustrated by John Muir Laws, Wild Sonoma offers residents and tourists from eight to eighty a sense of wonder and cause for hope.

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Wild Sonoma: Exploring Nature in Wine Country
An all-access guide to the abundant natural splendor of Sonoma County.

Wild Sonoma celebrates the spectacular and resilient natural landscapes of Sonoma County, which along with its neighboring counties is one of the world’s premier winegrowing regions. Our exploration launches with an entertaining primer on ecology basics, including the impact of fire, before a fun fact–filled survey of sixty-two of the area’s iconic and commonly encountered species—from vivacious acorn woodpeckers to disease-neutralizing Western fence lizards. It caps off with a tour of six sites to experience Sonoma’s diverse natural beauty, with a special emphasis on access. Written by Wild LA author Charles Hood, introduced by renowned naturalist Jane Goodall, and illustrated by John Muir Laws, Wild Sonoma offers residents and tourists from eight to eighty a sense of wonder and cause for hope.

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Wild Sonoma: Exploring Nature in Wine Country

Wild Sonoma: Exploring Nature in Wine Country

Overview

An all-access guide to the abundant natural splendor of Sonoma County.

Wild Sonoma celebrates the spectacular and resilient natural landscapes of Sonoma County, which along with its neighboring counties is one of the world’s premier winegrowing regions. Our exploration launches with an entertaining primer on ecology basics, including the impact of fire, before a fun fact–filled survey of sixty-two of the area’s iconic and commonly encountered species—from vivacious acorn woodpeckers to disease-neutralizing Western fence lizards. It caps off with a tour of six sites to experience Sonoma’s diverse natural beauty, with a special emphasis on access. Written by Wild LA author Charles Hood, introduced by renowned naturalist Jane Goodall, and illustrated by John Muir Laws, Wild Sonoma offers residents and tourists from eight to eighty a sense of wonder and cause for hope.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781597145893
Publisher: Heyday
Publication date: 09/13/2022
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Jane Goodall

 

Introduction: Welcome to Wild Sonoma!

 

Part 1: Where Nature Comes From

  • water and watersheds
  • dirt versus soil
  • fire and fire ecology

Part 2: a Field Guide to Cool, Interesting, and Essential Species

 

birds 

  • acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
  • American coot Fulica americana
  • American robin Turdus migratorius
  • Anna’s hummingbird Calypte anna
  • California quail Callipepla californica
  • California scrub-jay Aphelocoma californica
  • common raven Corvus corax
  • dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis
  • double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
  • golden-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
  • great blue heron Ardea herodias
  • great egret Ardea alba
  • house finch Haemorhous mexicanus
  • mallard Anas platyrhynchos
  • mourning dove Zenaida macroura
  • red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
  • red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
  • tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor
  • turkey vulture Cathartes aura
  • western bluebird Sialia mexicana

flowers, shrubs, and trees

  • arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis
  • bay laurel Umbellularia californica
  • blue dicks Dipterostemon capitatum
  • California buckeye Aesculus californica
  • California poppy Eschscholzia californica
  • coast live oak Quercus agrifolia
  • coast redwood Sequoia sempervirens
  • common manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita
  • Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
  • Douglas iris Iris douglasiana
  • field mustard Brassica spp.
  • Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii
  • Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum
  • sky lupine Lupinus nanus
  • spring vetch Vicia sativa
  • sticky monkey-flower Diplacus aurantiacus
  • toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia
  • valley oak Quercus lobata

insects

  • common buckeye Junonia coenia
  • bumble bee Bombus spp.
  • cabbage white Pieris rapae
  • California sister Adelpha californica
  • common yellowjacket Vespula pensylvanica
  • darkling beetle Eleodes grandicollis
  • flame skimmer Libellula saturata
  • harvester ant Veromessor andrei
  • mourning cloak Nymphalis antiopa
  • pipevine swallowtail Battus philenor

mammals

 

  • black bear Urus americanus
  • bobcat Lynx rufus
  • coyote Canis latrans
  • gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • mule deer Odocoileus hemionus
  • northern raccoon Procyon lotor
  • striped skunk Mephitis mephitis
  • western gray squirrel Sciurus griseus

reptiles and amphibians

  • California newt Taricha torosa
  • garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis
  • gopher snake Pituophis catenifer
  • northern Pacific rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus
  • Sierran treefrog Pseudacris sierra
  • western fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis 

Part 3: Explorations and Excursions

  • Jenner and the Russian River Estuary
  • Lake Sonoma
  • The Middle Russian River
  • Spring Lake Regional Park
  • Jack London State Historic Park
  • Sugarloaf Ridge State Park

  

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