Season 2
Urban Ecology with Miguel Ordeñana (Part 2: Bats, Inclusive Urban Nat…
Do bats live close to my house? Why are they important? Do they have rabies? How can people help take care of urban wildlife? How can we involve more people in conservation and community science, particularly people from hist...
Urban Ecology with Miguel Ordeñana (Part 1: P-22 Mountain Lion, Walli…
Have you ever wondered what kinds of wildlife live right in the middle of your city? Or why some animals thrive in cities while others don't? And how did a mountain lion end up in Los Angeles, anyway? Join me …
Growing Native Plants from Seed with Julia Michaels
Have you ever wanted to grow your own native plants? Where can you get California native seeds? Should you sow them directly in the ground or start them in pots? Is there anything you should do to the seeds before …
Amphibians with Gary Bucciarelli
What is an amphibian, anyway? Are they leading double lives? What's the difference between a newt and a salamander? A frog and a toad? What kinds of amphibians live in California? Why are California newts so toxic? How do the...
Central Valley Water and Wetlands with Ellen Wehr
Did you know that California's Central Valley once contained a vast inland sea and was home to camels, 400 lb. saber-toothed salmon, and tiny four-tusked mastodons? Or that, just a couple of hundred years ago, it was a netwo...
Ecological Restoration with Billy Sale
What's the problem with yellow hills? How do you trick a seed? What are the neighbors angry about? Where do restorationists get all those seeds? What's the difference between ecological restoration and restoration ecology? Wh...
Dark Skies with Kayla Browne and Dan Duriscoe
Most of us live in places where we can only see a few of the brightest stars in the sky at night, but what if that didn't have to be the case? Come with me and guests Kayla Browne and …
Nature Journaling with John Muir Laws
Jack finishes up his journal page on the mineral flat at Bedwell Bayfront Park. Did you know that no pretty pictures or artistic talent are required to create a highly effective nature journal? Rather, as John Muir Laws expla...
California Native Plants with Naomi Fraga
California is home to 6,500 native plant species, including some that are truly iconic, like coast redwoods, giant sequoias, bristlecone pines, and California poppies. If you're like me, you have a lot of questions about this...
2022 California Naturalist Conference Highlights with José González, …
Art by Obi Kaufmann, author of the California Field Atlas. See below for his website! Do you want to know what some of the most experienced, most insightful naturalists in California have on their minds? You’ve come to the ri...
Ice Age California with Sean Campbell
Have you ever wondered what was going on in California, oh, ten or fifty thousand years ago? About, perhaps, the social lives of saber-toothed cats, just how big giant ground sloths actually were, or the difference between a ...
Monarch Butterflies with Natalie Johnston
What makes butterflies so magical? They are a wonder and a delight, and I’m so excited to be diving into a full episode about what is possibly the most iconic species of butterfly in the world: Monarchs. Have you ever …
Fire Ecology with Robin Lee Carlson
Hi there! It's season two now! Have you ever wondered what makes a "good fire" different from a "bad fire"? ME TOO. How about these: Which ecosystem needs fire more frequently--oak woodland or chaparral? What happens to anim...