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Fort Ord’s Coastal Chaparral
This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist we explore the beautiful UC Fort Ord Reserve with the reserves' field manager, Joe Miller. Tune in to hear more about what makes the Fort Ord Reserve such a special place! If you'd like to learn more about the reserve please visit:...
John R. Hall–Societal change in the wake of Covid-19
On the 4/14/20 episode of Talk of the Bay Christine Barrington interviews Sociologist and UCSC Research Professor, John R. Hall, who will be leaning on historical perspectives to help us envision our collective future after the Novel Coronavirus pandemic abates....
Grocery Shopping in Coronatimes
This short montage from Gail Borkowski shows the unique ways we are adapting to shopping while trying to maintain respectful distances.
Local Small Business Owners Talk Business During Quarantine
BONUS material on this podcast! Talk of the Bay host Suki Wessling convenes a Business Roundtable to discuss the state of small businesses in Santa Cruz County. Join Yvette Contois of The Art Factory, Zachary Davis of The Glass Jar, Taylor Darling of Santa Cruz Green...
California Red-legged Frogs with Regina Spranger part I
This month in Santa Cruz Naturalist, we follow up with Ph.D student Regina Spranger and find out more about local amphibians (we learned about California Giant Salamanders last month with her here). She tells us about Pacific Chorus Frogs, one of the most commonly...
Aid to undocumented workers
In this segment, two parters in the effort to help undocumented workers who were laid off and can't get government assistance, talk about the Undocufund, a new fundraising effort. Maria Cadenas director of Santa Cruz Community Ventures and Keisha Frost, Executive...
Les Wright 37th Parallel Winery
On Talk of the Bay, April 7, 2020 Christine Barrington interviews local vintner Les Wright whose journey from a weekend hobbiest wine maker to a full-blown winery shows what is possible when we follow a creative impulse wherever its leads. Les will share his creative...
Covid-19 comes to Santa Cruz
Dr. Catherine Sonquist Forest, Family Physician and Public Health Specialist, explains how protecting ourselves intertwines with protecting those who risk their lives to protect us in the time of Covid-19. Jonna Paiss demonstrates the power of needle and thread:...
Sustainability Now! Car-free living in Hayward?
Radio Show #14, March 8, 2020, with Dr. Sherman Lewis, Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Cal State East Bay, to talk about a proposal for Bayview Village, a car-free development in a disused quarry in Hayward and urban sustainability more generally.
Yoga in the Time of Covid-19 featuring Alice Kennedy
On Talk of the Bay Tuesday March 31, 2020 Christine Barrington interviews Yoga instructor Alice Kennedy about adaptation and service to the community in the face of this Covid-19 crisis. Alice Kennedy has been teaching public and private yoga in the Bay Area for 14...