Santa Cruz Naturalist

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 involved with the reserve, check out part two of our talk next week and sign up for the reserve's mailing list: https://forms.gle/c3PaUmekeFKe6mVt9

In this episode, hosted by Frankie Gerraty, we continue our conversation with Ben Rivera about the social and ecological history of sand dunes along the California coast.

In this episode, hosted by Frankie Gerraty, we speak with Ben Rivera about the ecology of sand dunes and his research on collaborative dune restoration at Año Nuevo State Park.

In this episode, host Frankie Gerraty discusses the wild nightlife that takes place on Santa Cruz beaches.

In this episode, host Frankie Gerraty interviews Dan Palance, a marine ecologist and PhD candidate at UC Santa Cruz, about his research focused on the diet and distribution of marine top predators.

In this week's episode, host Frankie Gerraty chats with Georgia Third, a fisheries ecologist and PhD student at UC Santa Cruz. They chat about genetics, snorkeling in rivers, and all things steelhead trout.

This episode is part 2 of our conversation with Julia Harenčár, a botanist, evolutionary biologist, and PhD candidate at UC Santa Cruz. Frankie and Julia discuss weeds, evolution, and Julia's favorite plants!

In this episode, host Frankie Gerraty interviews Julia Harenčár, a botanist, evolutionary biologist, and PhD candidate at UC Santa Cruz. They discuss when and where to find wildflowers in Santa Cruz county, and how to identify them!

In this week's episode with host Niki Sridhar, we continue our conversation with Keenan Chau-Pech on effects of aquaculture facilities in Tomales Bay on the entire ecosystem!

On this episode, host Niki Sridhar interviews undergraduate researcher Keenan Chau-Pech on his recent project looking at ecosystem services of aquaculture facilities in Tomales Bay. Spoiler alert: birds are attracted to habitat created by aquaculture gear!