Santa Cruz Naturalist

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Tidepooling in Santa Cruz, Part 1

by Emily Donham | Feb 8, 2021

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, host Emily Donham introduces listeners to the hairy chiton, a common critter found in the intertidal zone in Santa Cruz. Photo: Jim Watanabe.

Checking out our underwater reefs

by Sara Gonzalez | Feb 1, 2021

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, Sara interviews Dan Abbott, the Central California Regional Manager for Reefcheck, a non-profit organization that monitors underwater reefs and kelp forests with...

Birds in Your Backyard: Great Horned Owls Part 1

by Theadora Block | Jan 31, 2021

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, I talk about Great Horned Owls. They are the largest owl species in Santa Cruz, and have a wide range through all of North America and some parts of South...

Furry Little Caterpillars: Introducing the Tussock Moth

by Emily Donham | Jan 12, 2021

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, Emily chats with graduate student Becca Nelson about a sometimes voracious herbivore, the tussock moth. Tussock moths are commonly found on live oak trees in...