San Bruno Mountain: A Guide to the Flora and Fauna
A deep dive into the Bay Area's ecological treasure trove--and how this wild mountain in our midst was saved.San Bruno Mountain, located in the center of the San Francisco Bay Area, is a four-square mile global treasure--a natural preserve touted by biologist E.O. Wilson as one of the world's rare biodiversity 'hot spots'. Bathed in fog and wind and preserved from destruction by the fierce work of local conservationists, this mountain offers visitors a glimpse of what San Francisco looked like before colonization. Drawing on years of visits, observations, and research to offer a comprehensive flora of the San Bruno Mountains and its endangered species, conservationists Doug Allshouse and David Nelson help us understand this unique and precious place from the point of view of the plants in this one-of-a-kind field guide. Detailing a total of 528 plant species (among them 316 natives), the authors also delve into the history of this living, changing habitat at the southern edge of San Francisco. The birds, butterflies, reptiles, geology, climate, dynamic changes, and political history of the preserve also feature in San Bruno Mountain. Even locals who have enjoyed hiking and viewing the mountain for years will be astonished at this book's revelations about the diversity and importance of this wild place.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1597145831
ISBN13:9781597145831
Release Date:November 2022
Publisher:Heyday Books
Length:520 Pages
Weight:2.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.9" x 9.9"
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Out dated and racist
Published by Joey C. , 8 months ago
This book speaks about indigenous people as if they only exist in the past and literally go so far as to refer to sacred shell mound sites as “middens” or trash heaps. If You like your botany to be colonial and racist, by all means pick up this 50 lb book. One such passage: “The Spanish introduced a religion and possessed technology that was well beyond the imagination and comprehension of Native Americans.” This falls into the boring trop of ignoring and invisiblizing indigenous people, and indigenous technology, while positioning Spaniards and colonizers as more evolved than indigenous people. Did Portola write this book himself? Because it speaks with the ignorance and authority of a colonizer from 250 years ago. I guess it’s what I expect from the California Native Plant Society, which in my experience is a bunch of settlers trying to come to terms with their own nature as invasive species by projecting their self hatred onto plants.
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