Thank you Nanda! Mike, I’m also hoping to take the CA section at the end of the month and have been searching for study materials to no avail, other that Nanda’s post. I agree that the State guide is too vague to offer any meaningful benefit. I have some old multiple choice questions from a UCLA course for the LARE that was thrown in…the questions ask mostly about plant types, what you’d use in what types of hydrozones, firescaping questions, invasive plants, soil knowledge…pretty much in line with Nanda’s guide. I suspect that being familiar with the the California BMP handbook wouldn’t hurt, considering the current focus on water quality.
http://www.cabmphandbooks.com/
If anyone else has taken the CA exam or found an materials, or can give any tips, I’d sure appreciate any help or ideas!