Food Foraging Books

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Forage for Food Outdoors
California Food Forests

FREE FOOD in the WILD:
Foraging Food in California

Blue Elderberries at 6000′ elevation, on a Lassen National Forest dirt road.

One day in the future, without electric power, books may be the new internet. A wealth of knowledge can be held in your hands, transported easily and not need recharging. Make sure to stock up on taper candles and holders, as they provide the reading light for hours.

Take a camping trip this summer and focus on FORAGE areas!

Foraging books are often region specific and vegetation can vary greatly in the huge Golden State.

Online Foraging Links

Southern California Foraging
http://dinafisher.net/foraging/

Falling Fruit World Directory:
Map the Urban Harvest
https://fallingfruit.org/

Redesign your back yard to feed you in the future.

California Food Forests Links

Easy Edibles for the California Central Coast Food Forest

How to Grow a Food Forest in Five Years

How to Create a Food Forest – Step-by-Step

Start a Food Forest – Ultimate Low-Maintenance Garden

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Top 10 Reasons You WON’T Survive The Coming Food Crisis

Grow Food in a Passive Solar Greenhouse

Watch This BEFORE You Keep Chickens

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Gold Country Books

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The Gold Rush of California

california independent The largest migration in world history, of Overland pioneers traversing the continent on foot with wagons and horses, took place right here – beginning in 1848. The discovery of the precious metal gold, that set this rolling, was centered around the western Sierra rivers and mountains of California. The migration west began much earlier, but it increased dramatically after the news spread.

Gold Country Books can relate the historic details of yesteryear.

Within only a decade the entire West Coast was transformed into a developed landscape, with people coming from all over the world to stake out their claims, dreaming of fortunes or simply, just to find work and create a new life. Hence, California became a U.S. state in 1850. Consequently, the railroads followed soon after.

Find Gold Country Maps

Columbia State Historic Park, California

California’s Gold Country Books

Coloma Gold Centennial Stamp 1948

Our Favorites on California History

Little did I know what pleasure reading California historical books would bring me in my middle years of life. Transport yourself to the dusty trails and hardships of Overland pioneer life, or imagine a two year journey sailing around the bottom of South America to reach this desolate coast in the early 1800’s. Read these books below to get a glimpse into an Old California story. One you can only dream about, knowing what has become of it today.

Gold Country Goofballs in Auburn, CA

Mendo Forest Topo Atlas

Mendocino Forest Topo Atlas

Mendocino Topographic Atlas USDA

NorCal Coastal Forests / Clear Lake California

2022 currently unavailable on Amazon; might still be found at local ranger stations

The MENDOCINO National Forest Atlas, is a spiral bound book – a collection of all the quads. (7½minute topographical maps, of all of Mendo National Forest, California) This book map has detailed topo lines, mountain peaks, streams, lakes, hiking trails & back roads. Perfect for all kinds of recreational needs. Printed in 2016. ISBN# 9781628114201

Fouts Springs Camping Area, Mendocino Forest – the EAST SIDE

Mendocino National Forest Atlas

Mendocino National Forest QUADS:
–from south to north –

Benmore Canyon
Clearlake Oaks
Lucerne
Hough Springs
Bartlett Springs
Bartlett Mountain
Upper Lake
Gilmore Peak
Fouts Springs
Potato Hill
Elk Mountains
Potter Valley
Foster Mountain
Van Arsdale Reservoir
Lake Pillsbury
Crockett Peak
Saint John Mountain
Stonyford
Elk Creek
Felkner Hill
Kneecap Ridge
Hull Mountain
Sanhedrin Mountain
Brushy Mountain
Chrome
Alder Springs
Plaskett Meadows
Plaskett Ridge
Thatcher Ridge
Newhouse Ridge
Mendocino Pass
Log Springs
Hall Ridge
Newville
Paskenta
Riley Ridge
Ball Mountain
Buck Rock
Leeche Lake Mountain
Bluenose Ridge
Four Corners Rock
Wrights Ridge
Soloman Peak
South Yolla Bolly Mountains
Raglin Ridge
North Yolla Bolly Mountains
Black Rock Mountain
Swim Ridge

Dirt Roads = Secluded Camping

2021 UPDATE: Much of this coastal mountain National Forest was ravaged by wildfire both in 2018 and in 2020, so expect to have limited access for a while.

Ranch Fire (2018), part of the larger Mendocino Complex fire, took out all the southern end of the forest, including the Snow Mountain Wilderness.

459,123 acres burned in 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendocino_Complex_Fire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Complex_fire

Lightning strike wildfires began in mid-August 2020, wiping out the other half of the forest. With the limited fire fighters during the pandemic, the wildland fires ranged for months, filling the whole of Northern California with thick and toxic smoke. The massive August Complex fire is now the largest in state record – with over a million acres burned.

1,032,648 acres burned in 2020

Needless to say, there will closures on many roads throughout this Mendocino NF region, due to fire cleanup, repairs and salvage logging. This includes some campgrounds, lakes, and meadows (or glades as they call them). Contact the local ranger station to find out what is open and when. Gated roads may be found throughout this forest.