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Planting the future at the Randall Preserve
Under blue Tehachapi skies, a creek chuckled and splashed as it flowed, newly-invigorated by recent...
A World War II Marine samples the Tehachapi farm life
After graduating from Marine Corps boot camp in 1943, prior to being shipped to the Pacific Theater...
Valley Oak: the Bison of our mountains
The Tehachapi Mountains are home to at least six species of tree oaks and perhaps that many shrubs...
January in the Tehachapi Mountains is a study in contrasts
January weather in Tehachapi can be snowy, windy and extremely cold, or it can be sunny and mild...
Do any Tehachapi animals hibernate?
Since the Tehachapi Mountains can get very cold in winter, and we usually have snow, you may wonder...
A peach of a planting idea for the Tehachapi Mountains
When most people think about Tehachapi and fruit trees, the first type that comes to mind are apple...
Remembering Harold Williams: a Nuwä leader and remarkable man
If you want to learn more about the Native Americans of the Tehachapi Mountains, the first two...
The sweet smell of success
A friend of mine, Manney Cowan, grew up here and lived in Tehachapi, and people used to pay him to...
Sierra Nevada Natural History, Desert Country and Their Places Shall Known Them No More
Sierra Nevada Natural History By Tracy I. Storer and Robert Usinger 1963 University of California...
Jawbone Canyon Store: for fun and good food
If you drive east out of Tehachapi on Highway 58, then head north on Highway 14, the very first...
In years when the water returns
One of the ways that I know California has been locked in an ongoing drought is that fact that I oft...
The living Christmas Tree that's native to the Tehachapi Mountains
Venture into the higher elevations in the Tehachapi Mountains, about 5,000 feet and higher, and you...
Cho'ikizh! What is that? Nuwä names for birds
"Cho'ikizh! Cho'ikizh!" The Nuwä Indian woman heard the familiar call as she sat under a hava...
Virginia Sanchez: growing up in Tehachapi, and the war years
Virginia Gonzalez Sanchez was born at home on F Street in Tehachapi on June 23, 1931, the daughter...
Rabbitbrush: the golden flowering light of autumn
One of my favorite aspects of living in the Tehachapi Mountains is how vibrant and tangible the...
Tootie Anderson: a pioneer girl and community beacon
Leatta "Tootie" Anderson was the definition of a local resident: not only was she raised in...
Kevin Cousineau: the self-taught and ingenious man who helped create the wind industry
Kevin Cousineau didn't just participate in the early days of wind energy development in California,...
The Lantzes and living in Cameron Canyon
Dae Lantz Jr. and his wife Jean were married in Oklahoma in 1949. Dae's father, Dae Lantz Sr., was...
Tules: an aquatic plant anchoring Native culture and wetlands
In any lake, reservoir or pond where water stands year-round in the Tehachapi Mountains, or this...
Terry Edwards, the warrior of the century
With Homecoming this past week at Tehachapi High, it's a good time to remember lifelong Tehachapi...
Ed Tompkins: Monolith Store owner and school namesake
One of the most familiar and charismatic residents of the Tehachapi Valley was a man named Ed...
Mary Gassaway: moving to California in the back of a pickup truck
Mary Gassaway was born in the tiny village of Elizabethtown, Illinois by the Ohio River on...
The unique and unforgettable Pinyon Juniper Woodland
For most people, the initials "PJ" are an abbreviation for pajamas, but for those involved with natu...
Charlie Hernandez: a Tehachapi boy who worked on the train at Monolith
I was born in Tehachapi on November 7, 1938 to Pedro and Hillaria Hernandez. I was one of nine...
American Kestrels: a cute but feisty little raptor
One of the most common raptors in the Tehachapi Mountains is a small falcon that is only a slightly...
