Gold Rush

This playlist reflects the ambivalent feelings toward summertime in all its strange and splendid beauty.

The mottled, peeling strips of bark, the tapered leaves, the proud trunks standing tall — there is no doubt that the eucalyptus is a magnificent tree.

If you wander around California's streams or ponds, you’d be lucky to spot a western pond turtle, because not only are western pond turtles an exquisitely marbled reptile, but they are also one of California’s most imperiled species.

Despite its stunning appearance, UC Berkeley, like much of the United States, is tainted by a history of dispossession of indigenous land and culture.