
Urban Canyons with Michelle Thompson
Flying over San Diego, you can see them: Fingers of green extending through neighborhoods all across the city. San Diego’s urban canyon’s serve as refuges for people and wildlife alike, but they’re ...
19 Des 202443min

Keystone Plants with Doug Tallamy
What do oak trees, goldenrod, willows, and ceanothus all have in common? They all belong to the group of roughly 14% of plants supporting 90% of caterpillar species. In other words, they’re all keyst...
5 Des 202458min

Burrowing Owls with Phil Unitt
What do fake rattlesnakes, California ground squirrels, odd eye bones, bubonic plague, bizarre choices in home decor, and regurgitated mouse bones have to do with burrowing owls? Join me and Phil Uni...
22 Nov 20241h 1min

Sea Level Rise and the California Coast: Imagining a Better Future with Rosanna Xia
The sea is rising, and I have a lot of questions. Questions about sand movement, seawalls, nature-based climate solutions, ecosystem engineer plants, sand dunes, climate literature, and how we can ha...
30 Okt 20241h 14min

BONUS: Leave the Leaves with David Mizejewski
It's fall! And all around the country, tidy piles of raked leaves rest on the corners of lawns, ready to be bagged up and thrown away. But throwing away leaves means throwing away free mulch and fer...
17 Okt 202451min

Tule Elk with Orlando Rocha and Tom Batter
How is the story of tule elk tied to the story of California? What’s the difference between a grazer and a browser? Why do tule elk have such big feet? How much grazing is the right amount of grazing?...
10 Okt 20241h 21min
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[Greatest Hits] 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 ...
3 Okt 20241h 9min

Wildlife Crossings with Ben Goldfarb
Some animals plod across roads without hesitation. Others dart across quickly, while still more freeze at the sight of an oncoming car. A final group avoids roads altogether. Four distinct approaches,...
12 Sep 20241h


















