Author: Robert E. WaltersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Cruising the California Delta
Author: Robert E. WaltersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Fly Fishing the California Delta
Author: Mike CostelloPublisher: No Nonsense Fly Fishing Guideb
ISBN: 9781892469236
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The California Delta has become a major new destination for trophy striped bass, and there are more largemouth bass tournaments in the Delta than any other body of water in the world. Anglers from all over the country will learn how to fish the Delta's 2,000 levees and 1,200 miles of rivers as shown in 150 spectacular photos.
Delta Primer
Author: Jane WolffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Growing worldwide interest in water systems makes this provocative examination of Northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta far more important than its regional focus suggests. As author Wolff presents the story of the land and water through images, historical data and an intricate mapping system, Delta Primer frames public discussion about the transformation of the American landscape.
The California Delta
Author: Carol A. JensenPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439618321
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Welcome to the delta--California style! Over 1,000 miles of waterways lure sportsmen, boaters, and outdoor enthusiasts to the largest estuary in the western United States, surpassed nationally only by the Mississippi River Delta. For generations, the promise of lazy summer days has beckoned travelers to cruise the mighty Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers. Along with vacationers, however, agricultural users and commercial vessels from around the globe share in the California Delta's bounty. Over 23 million Californians rely on the delta watershed for drinking water, and diversions sustain the largest agricultural industry in the nation. The small towns dotting the sloughs from Collinsville to Stockton to Walnut Grove tell of a simpler time, while today's delta faces such challenges as wildlife-habitat restoration, water rights, housing development, and politics. Complicating these issues, aging levees throughout the low-lying region threaten a disaster of national proportions--and with that prospect, the very future of the California Delta.
Comparing Futures for the Sacramento, San Joaquin Delta
Author: Jay LundPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520945379
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
An ecosystem in freefall, a shrinking water supply for cities and agriculture, an antiquated network of failure-prone levees—this is the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the major hub of California's water system. Written by a team of independent water experts, this analysis of the latest data evaluates proposed solutions to the Delta's myriad problems. Through in-depth economic and ecological analysis, the authors find that the current policy of channeling water exports through the Delta is not sustainable for any interest. Employing a peripheral canal-conveying water around the Delta instead of through it—as part of a larger habitat and water management plan appears to be the best strategy to maintain both a high-quality water supply and at the same time improve conditions for native fish and wildlife. This important assessment includes integrated analysis of long term ecosystem and water management options and demonstrates how issues such as climate change and sustainability will shape the future. Published in cooperation with the Public Policy Institute of California
Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns
Author: Lawrence TomPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738596701
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Chinese pioneers in the Sacramento River Delta were the vital factor in reclaiming land and made significant contributions to California's agricultural industry from farming to canning. Since the 1860s, Chinese were already settled in the delta and created Chinatowns in and between the two towns of Freeport in the north and Rio Vista in the south. One of the towns, Locke, was unique in that it was built by the Chinese and was inhabited almost exclusively by the Chinese during the first half of the 1900s. The town of Locke represents the last remaining legacy of the Chinese pioneers who settled in the delta.
Hal Schell's Guide to Cruising California's Delta
Author: Hal SchellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780960532254
Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Delta Primer
Author: Jane WolffPublisher:
ISBN: 9780970973184
Category : Delta Region (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Growing worldwide interest in water systems makes this provocative examination of Northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta far more important than its regional focus suggests. As author Wolff presents the story of the land and water through images, historical data and an intricate mapping system, Delta Primer frames public discussion about the transformation of the American landscape.
Delta & Dawn
Author: Stephanie CruzPublisher: Big Tomato Press
ISBN: 0979123321
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
A mother and baby humpback whale stray from the ocean into San Francisco Bay, up the Sacramento River, and with help from friendly humans find their way home again.
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