Coast Redwood

by Barbour, Michael G.; Evarts, John; Popper, Marjorie

• ISBN13: 9780962850561
• ISBN10: 096285056X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Cachuma Pr

Table of Contents

Introduction	viii
Acknowledgments	xi
Origins and Distribution of Coast Redwood	1	(18)
Botanical Classification of Coast Redwood	1	(1)
The Place of Coast Redwood in the Plant Kingdom	2	(3)
The Evolutionary History of Coast Redwood	5	(4)
The Modern Distribution of Coast Redwood	9	(5)
The Discovery of Dawn Redwood	14	(5)
Life of a Coast Redwood	19	(18)
Pollination and Seed Dispersal	19	(2)
Germination and Seedling Establishment	21	(2)
Early Growth and Development	23	(1)
A Fast-Growing Tree	24	(4)
Maturity, Old Age, and Death	28	(4)
Redwoods and Fire	32	(5)
Ecology of the Coast Redwood Forest	37	(18)
The Variable Face of the Coast Redwood Forest	37	(2)
Forest Types and Plant Communities	39	(1)
Alluvial-Flat Forest	39	(1)
Redwood/Douglas-fir Forest	40	(1)
Redwood/Mixed Evergreen Forest	41	(3)
Floods, Fires, and Other Disturbances	44	(11)
Wildlife of the Coast Redwood Forest	55	(26)
A Tall, Complex Forest	55	(2)
Invertebrates	57	(2)
Herpetofauna: Amphibians and Reptiles	59	(4)
Birds	63	(5)
Mammals	68	(6)
Fish	74	(1)
Ecological Links Between Forests and Streams	75	(2)
Decline in Salmon Populations	77	(4)
Harvest and Utilization of Coast Redwood	81	(42)
Native Americans and Redwood	81	(7)
The Spanish Era: 1769 to 1820	88	(2)
The Mexican Era: 1821 to 1848	90	(1)
The Early American Era: 1849 to 1900	91	(1)
The Redwood Logging Regions	92	(3)
The Modern Logging Era: 1900 to Present	95	(2)
Harvesting Redwood Trees	97	(7)
Yarding Redwood Logs	104	(5)
Transporting Logs and Lumber	109	(6)
Sawmills in the Redwoods	115	(3)
Building With Redwood	118	(5)
History of Coast Redwood Preservation	123	(42)
Early Stirrings of Concern for Coast Redwood	124	(3)
Welch's Big Trees Grove	127	(1)
Big Basin and the Sempervirens Club	128	(4)
Muir Woods and William Kent	132	(6)
Save-the-Redwoods League and California's State Park System	138	(6)
The Saga of Butano Forest	144	(1)
The Creation of Redwood National Park	145	(7)
The Battle for Headwaters Forest	152	(10)
The Future of Redwood Preservation	162	(3)
Conservation and Management of Coast Redwood Forests	165	(41)
Watershed Protection and Restoration in Redwood Parks	166	(8)
Forest Management in Redwood Parks	174	(8)
Expanding and Linking Redwood Parklands	182	(4)
Managing Redwood Timberlands	186	(1)
California Forestry Regulations	187	(11)
Certification of Sustainable Forestry	198	(3)
Demonstration State Forests	201	(5)
Appendices	206	(6)
Bibliography	212	(12)
Index	224