Cal Geographic

Cal Geographic is a platform for the exploration of California’s past and present physical geography, native ecology, natural systems, and the conservation community working to preserve and restore these living landscapes. Cal Geographic will feature monthly explorations of California’s spectacular and varied geologic features, geomorphic landscapes, the geography of native wildlife, and the ecological systems within these landscapes. The mission of Cal Geographic is to inform and inspire a landscape-scale and systems-scale ecological conservation ethic through the exploration of these topics.  

Cal Geographic’s introductory postings are overviews of larger topics concerning the geography of California’s physical and natural systems, in order to lay a foundation from which we will launch into and explore a multitude of more specific and intriguing physiographic features. Subsequent regular postings will explore a particular physiographic site of interest in California, or a particular landform type at one or more example sites, and the natural systems associated with that landform. These regular subject postings will be organized as Landform and Biogeography. Most postings will provide an introduction or overview of the topics with links to scientific resources for further exploration and a deeper dive into the subject matter.

Initially, Cal Geographic will primarily focus on the landforms, habitats, and conservation of California’s coastal zone and coastal geomorphic provinces because they are the most impacted and endangered landscapes in the state. Our coastal zone harbors some of the most unique, diverse, and rare landforms and habitats in the world. Our goal is to expand our focus and continuously explore the physical geography of the entire state of California, and all its geomorphic provinces. 

Unless otherwise acknowledged, all content and material on Cal Geographic (calgeographic.com), including, but not limited to, images, text, photographs, and logo are copyrighted and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or used without express permission of the author, Rowena Forest. The Cal Geographic brand, website, and business is a Registered Trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office, and protected under federal intellectual property laws.