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Secrets of the Oak Woodlands: Plants and Animals Among California’s Oaks by Kate Marianchild. 2014. Heyday Books, Berkeley, CA. 192 pages. $18.00. ISBN# 978-1-59714-262-5. Published in Fremontia, Vol. 43, No. 1, January, 2015. Fremontia is the journal of the California Native Plant Society. A wide range of nature enthusiasts will enjoy Kate Marianchild’s informative and well-balanced natural history book. Secrets of the Oak Woodlands provides insightful ecological life histories of prominent plants and animals living and interacting in one of our state’s essential natural communities. The organization and layout is well designed for naturalists who want to quickly prep for their next outing. As one reads through the text it’s easy to connect the ecological dots because all of the species names described in the … Read more…