The Natural Laboratory

By Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center

The Natural Laboratory explores science at Bay Area National Parks--especially Point Reyes National Seashore, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and Muir Woods National Monument. In each episode we... more

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The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.

The Natural Laboratory episodes:

October 10, 2012 California Sea Otters: A Gap in the Point Reyes Ecosystem
Cassandra Brooks interviews Tim Tinker and Jim Estes to find out why visitors at Point Reyes will not likely see California sea otters today.
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6min
September 10, 2012 Declining fog in coastal California?
Cassandra Brooks interviews Mike Vasey and Todd Dawson about how fog is declining along the central California Coast.
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5min
February 15, 2012 Searching for the Endangered Black Abalone in Northern California
Cassandra Brooks interviews Amy Henry, an intern looking for Black Abalones in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore.
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5min
September 22, 2011 Burning Ancient Life: The Geology of an Oil Reserve
Cassandra Brooks interviews Ivano Aiello about how we burn ancient life to power our civilization and some of the issues that result from fossil fuel pollution.
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5min
May 12, 2011 Ocean Acidification: Where will all the seashells go?
Cassandra Brooks interviews Ann Russell, Terry Swyer, and Andrew Dickson about ocean acidification.
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9min
January 05, 2011 Deep-water Corals of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Cassandra Brooks interviews Lisa Etherington and Dan Howard about Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary's deep-water corals.
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5min
October 19, 2010 An Underground Answer to Greenhouse Gasses
Daniel Strain interviews Becca Ryals and Whendee Silver about efforts to sequester carbon dioxide in the soils of wild meadows and rangelands across California.
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6min
September 09, 2010 Birds on the go: Climate change and California's feathered friends
Daniel Strain interviews Diana Stralberg about how climate change will impact California's birds.
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6min
September 09, 2010 Sustainability at Point Reyes National Seashore
Daniel Strain interviews John Dell’Osso and Sara Hammond about what Point Reyes National Seashore is doing to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and to become more sustainable.
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6min
January 29, 2010 Understanding the ecology of native Olympia oysters in Tomales Bay
Ted Grosholz and his students discuss what may limit the Olympia oyster’s recovery and potential restoration efforts.
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6min

FAQs about The Natural Laboratory:

How many episodes does The Natural Laboratory have?

The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.