Santa Cruz Naturalist

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Ride the Internal Waves of the Monterey Canyon

by Emily Donham | Jun 22, 2020

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist we speak with Dr. Yui Takeshita, a scientist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Dr. Takeshita explains how he uses chemistry to better understand the...

Birds in your backyard

by Theadora Block | Jun 1, 2020

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, I talk about two species of birds that you can easily see in your backyard! Listen with me to learn about Northern mockingbirds and California towhees and some of...

Tiny Flowers: Preserving Gilia tenuiflora

by Emily Donham | May 17, 2020

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist we speak with Brett Bell, Restoration Steward at the UC Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve. Listen in as Brett introduces listeners to a rare and tiny flower,...

California red-legged frogs with Regina Spranger part 2

by Theadora Block | May 3, 2020

This month on Santa Cruz Naturalist, we follow up with Ph.D. student Regina Spranger and find out more about the locally threatened California red-legged frog, which is also our state amphibian...