Central Coast Naturalist
By Central Coast Naturalist
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Episodes: 120
Description
Central Coast Naturalist invites listeners to join UCSC Ecology and Evolutionary Biology graduate students as they explore nature in and around Santa Cruz County. Each episode will enrich your next experience with nature as you learn fascinating insights (from local experts) about the creatures that inhabit your favorite hiking trails, beaches and even your own backyard.
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Bird Flu Strikes Marine Mammals on the California Coast
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Death Valley in Full Bloom
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Small Antelope, Big Impact: Duikers and the Future of Tropical Forests- part.2
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Small Antelope, Big Impact: Duikers and the Future of Tropical Forests- part.1
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Lunar Cycles
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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New Year, New Seals
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Lichens & Bryophytes
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Skunks
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Oak Natural History
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Tarantulas
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Mountain Lions (Part 2)
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Mountain Lions (Part 1)
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Owl Limpets
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Cormorants
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Salamanders! (Part 2)
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Salamanders! (Part 1)
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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In Otter News...
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Fungus Flair with Chloe Rickards
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Wildlife at Fort Ord Reserve (Part 1)
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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King Tides
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Digging for Dungeness Crabs!
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Fort Ord Natural Reserve (Part 2): A Place for Community Engagement
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Dune Ecology (Part 2)
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Dune Ecology (Part 1)
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Beach Nightlife
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Marine Predators
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Steelhead Trout
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Wildflowers (Part 2)
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Wildflowers (Part 1)
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Birds love aquaculture! Pt 2
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Birds love aquaculture!
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Bioluminescence
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Sea Otter Drama
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Fence Ecology
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Fire Ecology and Cultural Burning - Part 2
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Fire Ecology and Cultural Burning - Part 1
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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The Afterlives of Trees: Driftwood Ecology
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Once common, now elusive: The Sunflower Seastar
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Oyster Restoration in Elkhorn Slough
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Eavesdropping on Life in the Deep Sea
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Seabirds and Conservation, Part 2
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Seabirds and Conservation, Part 1
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Norris Center Naturalists - Dr. Gizelle Hurtado, Part 2
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Norris Center Naturalists - Dr. Gizelle Hurtado, Part 1
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Norris Center Naturalists: Dr. Andy Kulikowski, Part 2
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Norris Center Naturalists: Dr. Andy Kulikowski, Part 1
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Norris Center Naturalists: Dmitrius Rodriguez, Part 2
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Fungus on the Brain: Part 1
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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An Appetite for Algae: Part 2
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Norris Center Naturalists: Dmitrius Rodriguez, Part 1
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Whale, Hello There!
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Amazing Jays
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Rocking Out in Santa Cruz, Part 2
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May 17, 2022 |
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Rocking Out in Santa Cruz, Part 1
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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An Appetite for Algae: Part 1
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Sea Change: Episode 6
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Sea Change: Episode 5
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Sea Change: Episode 4
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Sea Change: Episode 3
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Sea Change: Episode 2
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Sea Change: Episode 1
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Phytoplankton: Tiny organisms, big impact
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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A History Lesson: Abalone in California
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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COP 26
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Hanging Ten With Santa Cruz Surfperches: Part 1
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Ctenophores and the Tree of Life, Part 2
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Ctenophores and the Tree of Life, Part 1
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Fossils!
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Kelp Forest Critters: Meet the Abalone
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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A Sea of Salps
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Tidepooling in Santa Cruz, Part 3
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Does Behavior Play a Role in Creating Urchin Barrens?
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Coralline Algae: The Unsung Hero of Our Reefs
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Tidepooling in Santa Cruz, Part 2
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Buried alive: How forest fires are putting endangered black abalone at risk
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May 25, 2021 |
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Rockfish of Monterey Bay, Part 2
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Rockfish of Monterey Bay, Part 1
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Birds in Your Backyard: Great Horned Owls Part 2
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Col. Charles Young - First Black National Park Superintendent
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Tidepooling in Santa Cruz, Part 1
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Birds in your backyard IV: Great Horned Owls
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Checking out our underwater reefs
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Art as science communication
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Life inside an urban garden
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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Furry Little Caterpillars: Introducing the Tussock Moth
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Looking Underground: What Happens in the Soil After Fires
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Forest health and wildfires
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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How do elephant seals sleep? Part 2
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Forest fire ecology
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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The Curious Life (history) of Kelp
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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How do elephant seals sleep? Part I
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Tracking invisible traces of life with environmental DNA
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Alginates, the Mystery Compound Found in Kelp
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Birds in your backyard III: Hummingbirds
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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Fort Ord Natural Reserve Pt. 2
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Birds in your backyard II: House finches
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Ride the Internal Waves of the Monterey Canyon
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Scientific Detectives: Using eDNA to Examine Marine Ecosytems
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Birds in your backyard I: Northern mockingbirds and California Towhees
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Tiny Flowers: Preserving Gilia Tenuiflora
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May 11, 2020 |
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Fort Ord Natural Reserve Pt. 1
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Monitoring Climate Change in the Kelp Forest With the Help of Citizen Scientists
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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California giant salamanders
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Peregrine falcons: back from the brink (part 2)
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Museum of the Macabre
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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Something's Fishy: Meet the Plague Minnow
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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Just For Fern
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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What Does It Take To Be a Santa Cruz Naturalist?
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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Peregrine falcons: back from the brink (part 1)
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Sep 02, 2019 |
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Westside's Hidden Gem: Younger Lagoon Reserve Pt. 1
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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Octopuses Have Personality? Pt 2
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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Seagrass of Elkhorn Slough
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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Birding Around in Natural Bridges State Beach
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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Golden Crowned Sparrows: More Than Just Little Brown Birds
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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Octopuses Have Personality? Pt 1
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May 28, 2019 |
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Seaweed Safari
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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Drilling Snails and Acidic Oceans
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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Meet the Candy Cap: Mushroom Foraging for Dessert Lovers
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Sea otters, sea urchins and sea stars oh my!
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Mar 05, 2019 |
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Underwater Meadows: The Seagrass of Eastcliff
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Feb 19, 2019 |