Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants and Animals Among California's Oaks Insects and one is as ancient

and one is as ancient as dinosaurs--but each represents a unique cultural contribution to our global drinking traditions and our history

identification tips

Detailed lists of recommended native plants for a variety of situations and appendices with information on places to see native plants and where to buy them are also provided

Color plates for identifying the world’s manzanitas

interspersed with sections that explore bugs with kinky sex lives (“She’s Just Not That Into You”)

Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants and Animals Among California's Oaks Insects and one is as ancientScience Nature Environment Finalist, Next Generation Indie Book Awards The acorn woodpeckers who call Waka! Waka! throughout California's oak woodlands unite in marriages of up to ten birds and raise their young cooperatively. California ground squirrels roll in rattlesnake skins to hide their scent from hungry snakes. Manzanita's sensuous red skin peels away in time for summer solstice, allowing trunks and branches to produce extra sugars to fuel