Inspirational reading and information

I get science/environmental/agriculture inspiration and information from a variety of sources:

Internet

Subscribe to a daily news summary from the Society of Environmental Journalists: https://www.sej.org/ 

Our local water status: https://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/products/PLOT_ESI.pdf or https://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/awipsProducts/RNORR4RSA.php

California Water Blog: https://californiawaterblog.com/

A healthy approach to life, often with an environmental perspective: https://www.youtube.com/@BeauMiles

A local horticulture show, very informative: https://www.youtube.com/@urbanfarmstead

California Weather/Water status and resources:

Reservoir levels: https://cdec.water.ca.gov/resapp/RescondMain

Cumulative rainfall: https://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/products/PLOT_ESI.pdf or https://ggweather.com/seasonal_rain.htm

Weather prediction: https://weatherwest.com/ 

Books

As of spring 2023 I'll be asking my HRT200B class to maintain a database of science book reviews, link here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q5NYbrhm21ka0L3U7UOiab7FYojo3Aloxhw8is5jPYM/edit?usp=sharing

Books and articles by the naturalist Bernd Heinrich, including: A Naturalist At LargeIn a Patch of FireweedRavens in Winter, The Thermal Warriors, A Year in the Maine Woods

Peter Matthiessen’s books on natural history, including The Snow Leopard