The traditions of the Quechan Nation in southeast California do not readily translate to western culture. That is their strength and their weakness. When the Yolo Bypass in the Sacramento Delta floods, it creates ideal habitat for many native fishes, including the Sacramento splittail, a recent addition to the Endangered Species List. The Planet Maker Robert Adler Astronomer Douglas Lin imagines the birth of other worlds and the survival of solar systems. Recent observations confirm his predictions.
Spring brings king bolete mushrooms to the mountains of northern California and eastern Oregon.
West Coast boletes can weigh ten pounds and are prized by pickers who migrate along the mushroom trail.