This report contains summaries of more than 135 urban pollutant removal monitoring studies. Biology and Management of Noxious Rangeland Weeds 1999, edited by Roger Sheley and Janet Petroff provides theory and pricinple of weed management as well as information about twenty-nine of the most serious weeds in the West, including weed identification, origin, history and distribution, invasion potentials, biology and ecology, and specific management options. Full-color photographs and distribution maps are included. Additional topics addressed include the impacts of weeds, mapping and surveying techniques, economic considerations, prevention, early detection and eradication of weeds, revegetation of disturbed land, and integrated weed management. A Toolbox for Your Community is the title of a new publication released by Save San Francisco Bay Association.
Thorough attention is given to federal and state regulation.
Readers will find principles of ecological restoration and management from leading experts, maps, lists of native vegetation, and a variety of resources. Find out what constitutes the restoration of a river system, the chemical, biological, and physical aspects of a river system and how they affect restoration, and how river systems are monitored, modeled, and assessed. The 495 page manual describes salmon and steelhead restoration efforts in California, watershed assessment process, habitat inventory and fish sampling methods, data interpretation, as well as project planning, implementation, and evaluation. A Citizen's Streambank Restoration Handbook is a 171 page guide to restoring eroding streambanks using vegetation and flexible systems. Features installation guidelines, sample budgets, case studies and tips for choosing the best solution for your stream.