Web Articles

• Wildlife Illustrations in the Atlas - Why we picked them.
  A series of articles written by our photo editor about the illustrations that were chosen to be in the atlas.
  • Solano grass (Tuctoria mucronata)
• The Sierra Nevada Climate of California: A cold winter Mediterranean? Web only article.
• About the Weighted-Rarity Richness Index Maps...
  Web only article: Department of Fish and Game biologist Kevin Hunting writes about the RWRI maps and how best to interpret them.
  (October 2003)

Atlas In The News:

• The Richness of California's Environment -- Mapped Out. Times-Standard. December 22, 2003.
• Golden Riches: New Book Explores State's Biodiversity. Record Searchlight. December 21, 2003.
• Where All The Wild Things Are. Los Angeles Times. October 28, 2003.
• First in Biodiversity. Book review in California Wild. Fall 2003. California Academy of Sciences.
• New Book Captures State's Natural Wonders. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
• October 2003 Press Release
• The Resources Agency Biodiversity News Letter
• Outdoor California
• GIS In Action: The Atlas of the Biodiversity of California. ArcNews. Summer 2003. ESRI.