{"product_id":"california-inside-out-mapping-an-ecology-of-mind","title":"California Inside Out: Mapping an Ecology of Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Obi Kaufmann, 2026. Hardcover, 112 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe California Field Atlas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe State of Fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, a mind-expanding manifesto on belonging to the land called California.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more than 250 years, the story of California has been told through conquest, self-reinvention, novelty, and riches. Beneath that mythology lies another reality: the erasure of Native histories, the exploitation of natural systems, and a deepening separation between people and place. As climate breakdown intensifies and natural disasters escalate, bestselling author Obi Kaufmann challenges us to see the Golden State anew—not as a commodity or fantasy, but as a living, interconnected world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith wonder and urgency, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCalifornia Inside Out\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereflects on the boundless intricacies of the world that surrounds, prompting bold, imaginative questions: What words might connect us more deeply with the places where we live? What if a watershed can think? What if a forest has a mind of its own? Across five chapters full of wisdom and heart, Kaufmann shares poignant personal stories and ecological insights from five decades of life in California. Illustrated throughout with his signature watercolor artwork drawn from across Kaufmann's celebrated career, this naturalist's treatise is a call for awe and action.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003eObi Kaufmann is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.forestwatch.org\/products\/the-california-field-atlas\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003eThe California Field Atlas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003e (2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003e, #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003e Best Seller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.forestwatch.org\/products\/the-state-of-water-understanding-californias-most-precious-resource\" class=\"cursor-init\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003eThe State of Water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003e (2019),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.forestwatch.org\/products\/the-forests-of-california\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003eThe Forests of California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003e2020)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.heydaybooks.com\/catalog\/the-coasts-of-california-a-california-field-atlas\/\"\u003eThe Coasts of Calif\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.forestwatch.org\/products\/the-coasts-of-california\"\u003eo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.heydaybooks.com\/catalog\/the-coasts-of-california-a-california-field-atlas\/\"\u003ernia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2022), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.forestwatch.org\/products\/the-deserts-of-california-a-california-field-atlas\" class=\"cursor-init\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Deserts of California\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2023), and \u003cem\u003eThe State of Fire \u003c\/em\u003e(2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003e. When he is not backpacking, you can find the painter-poet at home in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003ethe East Bay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199902888 BCX0\"\u003e, posting trail paintings at his handle \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/coyotethunder\/\"\u003e@coyotethunder\u003c\/a\u003e on Instagram.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The ForestWatch Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62073270042764,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/5275\/3292\/files\/California-Inside-Out_FrontSquare.png?v=1790923667","url":"https:\/\/store.forestwatch.org\/products\/california-inside-out-mapping-an-ecology-of-mind","provider":"The ForestWatch Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}