Santa Cruz Naturalist

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Blowing Glass Mushrooms at Natural History Museum

by Rachel Goodman | Feb 11, 2025

Recently, we sent our intern, Maury Burnett-Cavoto over to make some mushroom pendants at a glass blowing class at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. Here is the report.

Monarch Butterflies Heading for Endangered Status

by Rachel Goodman | Feb 10, 2025

Western monarch butterflies are being added to the threatened species list A science feature from Maury Burnett-Cavoto, our intern from UCSC Humanities. NN1 [Tourists, nature noises, sounds of...

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...