* Filthy Riches (2014)

National Geographic Channel tromps into the wild with blue-collar pioneers who shirked conventional 9-to-5 careers to make their living in the deep rivers, soggy mudflats and wild backwoods of America. Filthy Riches, a new series premiering Sunday, April 20, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, travels the country with industrious Americans who prove they’re not afraid to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty in order to make a living.

Episode 1 – Harvest Moon
For Ray Turner, living off the land means constantly rebuilding his eel weir in preparation for the annual eel migration. For Billy Taylor and his sons, it means hunting in the dense Appalachian Mountains for the prized root ginseng. Bloodworm hunters Andy and Jim are racing against the incoming tide of the Maine mudflats. One wrong step and they could be stuck, waist-deep, in quicksand-like mud pits. Burl hunter Greg is searching for Box Elder burls, but only has one day to do it.

Episode 2 – Hungry for Money
On the Delaware River, eel fisherman Ray faces a huge lightning storm as he paddles to his weir. In Oregon, Greg and Albert struggle to remove a 1,500-pound burl from the side of a steep, craggy hill. Across the country in Maine, bloodworm diggers Jim and Andy get into a heated battle with two other diggers who are trying to invade their turf. And in the woods of Michigan, Chris and Levena are trying to find mushrooms that have not been damaged by recent heavy rains.

Episode 3 – High Stakes High Reward
Jim and Andy offer some wisdom to a couple of newcomers whilst Billy gambles on a large ginseng order

Episode 4 – Go Big or Go Home
In Michigan forests, Chris and Levena are racing against the clock to fill an order of prized wild mushrooms. In Maine, Jim and Andy battle clam diggers over digging territory. Meanwhile, in Chico, Calif., Greg and Al take a huge risk and purchase an old tree with a large burl that may be infested with fungus, but may also bring them a big paycheck. Finally, on the Delaware River, Ray is not catching as many eels as he should and suspects someone ? or something ? is stealing his eel catch.