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Inland Island by naturalist Walt Anderson is an intimate exploration of the Marysville Buttes — an extraordinary mountain range rising from California’s Central Valley like an island from the surrounding plains. Through stories of geology, plants, animals, and human history, Anderson offers a richly observed portrait of this singular landscape and the ecosystems it holds.
Known to the Nisenan as estom yanim, the Marysville Buttes are far more than a geographic landmark — they are the spiritual center of Nisenan cosmology: the place where life begins, where spirits return after death, and a sacred site of origin, memory, and continuance.
Inland Island invites readers into relationship with a place that is ecologically remarkable and deeply significant within the Cultural and spiritual landscape of this region.
Inland Island by naturalist Walt Anderson is an intimate exploration of the Marysville Buttes — an extraordinary mountain range rising from California’s Central Valley like an island from the surrounding plains. Through stories of geology, plants, animals, and human history, Anderson offers a richly observed portrait of this singular landscape and the ecosystems it holds.
Known to the Nisenan as estom yanim, the Marysville Buttes are far more than a geographic landmark — they are the spiritual center of Nisenan cosmology: the place where life begins, where spirits return after death, and a sacred site of origin, memory, and continuance.
Inland Island invites readers into relationship with a place that is ecologically remarkable and deeply significant within the Cultural and spiritual landscape of this region.