How has California s landscape changed? What did now-familiar places look like during prior centuries? What can the past teach us about designing future landscapes? The Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas explores these questions by taking readers on a dazzling visual tour of Napa Valley from the early 1800s onwarda forgotten land of brilliant wildflower fields, lush wetlands, and grand oak savannas. Robin Grossinger weaves together rarely-seen historical maps, travelers s accounts, photographs, and paintings to reconstruct early Napa Valley and document its physical transformation...
How has California s landscape changed? What did now-familiar places look like during prior centuries? What can the past teach us about designing futu...
