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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...

Fort Ord’s Coastal Chaparral

by Emily Donham | Apr 14, 2020

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...

California Red-legged Frogs with Regina Spranger part I

by Theadora Block | Apr 13, 2020

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)....

Monitoring Climate Change in the Kelp Forest With the Help of Citizen Scientists

by Emily Donham | Mar 25, 2020

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, we chat with Reef Check CA's climate change coordinator, Kate Vylet. Tune in to hear more about how Reef Check trains volunteer citizen scientists to monitor...