Santa Cruz Naturalist

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Santa Cruz Naturalist: Wildlife at Fort Ord Reserve (Part 1)

by Emily Donham | Sep 19, 2024

In this episode, Nikka chats with Joe Miller, Director of Fort Ord Natural Reserve, about the incredible wildlife that inhabits the unique landscape of the reserve. To learn more about ways to get...

Oyster Restoration in Elkhorn Slough

by Emily Donham | Dec 20, 2022

In this week's episode of the Santa Cruz Naturalist, host Frankie Gerraty talks to Moss Landing Marine Labs oyster biologist Jacob Harris about ongoing efforts to restore Olympia oyster populations...

Santa Cruz Naturalist goes to The Norris Center

by Emily Donham | Oct 31, 2022

Over the past few weeks, Santa Cruz Naturalist producer Chloe Rickards interviewed three different employees or associates of the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History at UC Santa Cruz. The...

Goats Reduce Fire Risk at UCSC

by Rachel Goodman | May 9, 2022

McKenzie Prillaman went to UCSC and has this story: Narrator: California’s wildfire season grows worse every year, forcing landowners and institutions to come up with creative ways to prevent...