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 Deltas 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 todays 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.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Gave it to my sister for a gift because our ...By SHOPFREAKGave it to my sister for a gift because our mother was from there and her family home is pictured in the book. so were thrilled to see that. She likes the book2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. An excellent visual walk through the rich history of Marylands best kept secretBy Discriminating ReaderAs a new resident of Garrett County. one of many who fell in love with the quiet beauty and peaceful idyllic life the region embodies. I had a vauge sense of the history that built this area. As you travel the streets and survey the landscape the feeling of history is palpable; towns. streets. buildings. bursting with stories to tell. This book tells those stories. In Garrett County. a Postcard History Series. you are taken back through time to the beginning of the trek west that opened the mountain region that we know today. Every picture post card gives you a glimpse into a view that in many cases are still standing. The photographs. with snipets of life captured in the words on the back printed underneath. take you to a time and place that we can usually only imagine. Oddly enough many of the towns today retain the same look and feel of the postcards. and my children and I spent an enchanting Saturday driving through Oakland. Mountain Lake Park and Deer Park looking for the places depicted in the book. My whole family found the book to be an entertaining and educational visual stroll through history. Definitely perfect for a rainy afternoon curled up by the fireplace with a cup of tea book. I will keep a copy at my lake house for visitors and encourage all who have ever been to Garrett County to get a copy of your own.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It would have been nice to see his name along with his picturesBy LynneShaferNot once is the photographer mentioned. It would have been nice to see his name along with his pictures.
