Local News from KSQD
Library Outreach
Jen Hooker and Jeanne O'Grady discuss the Santa Cruz Public Libraries' outreach programs
Sloughin’ it
Elkhorn slough is an amazing place to view wildlife along the central coast. On this week's Santa Cruz Naturalist, UCSC graduate candidate, Kat Beheshti invites listeners on a tour of the estuary. Some of her research focuses on how crabs interact with the salt marsh...
Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz
Meet Jordan Layman, Founder of Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz, and maker John Shemanski. Idea Fab Labs is where Art marries Technology and creators of diverse backgrounds mingle and inspire. Monthly subscriptions give access to 3D Printers, Laser Cutters,...
What bugs you? I bet something does!
Bad News: Aphids attack new growth on a variety of vegetables and ornamental plants such as roses. They are all females and are born pregnant. They can have as many as 100 babies each. It only takes 10 days for them to mature and become new mothers. Good News: Just...
Olga Cossi – Serendipity
Olga Cossi defines serendipity.
Patrice Vecchione – Angelica
Author Patrice Vecchione shares her walk with Angelica. This piece is inspired by her weekly Monterey Herald column A Walk About Town. Recorded and edited by Mathilde Rand for First Person Singular.
Jan Harwood – Gun Violence
Jan Harwood and the Grannies share their ideas on gun violence.
Talk of the Bay-Climate Changes and Youth Activists
Listen as Rachel Anne Goodman interviews youth from the climate action movement working to galvanize school boards across the country to demand action on climate change. Also, what are Santa Cruz and Capitola doing about sea level rise? Youth Call Climate Change a...
When Wildfire Comes to Santa Cruz
For thousands of years fire was an ally and essential to the health of the land. Did we refuse to understand?
Meet the Candy Cap: Mushroom Foraging for Dessert Lovers
This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist we venture into the woods surrounding Aptos with local mushroom expert, Philip Carpenter. If you'd like to learn more about mushrooms around Santa Cruz (and beyond) please visit the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz at: http://ffsc.us/