Once abundant along the entire west coast of North America, sea otters were hunted to the brink of extinction. A small population has recovered off the coast of central California, yet they have failed to expand their range. Cassandra Brooks in

Declining fog in coastal California?

Sep 10th, 2012 4m 33s

The Point Reyes peninsula is considered by some to be one of the fog capitals of the universe. But recent studies have indicated that the fog is declining from the California coast. Cassandra Brooks interviews Mike Vasey and Todd Dawson about h

Searching for the Endangered Black Abalone in Northern California

Feb 15th, 2012 4m 33s

Black Abalone is one of seven abalone species found in California's intertidalwaters. But, due to dramatic population declines as a result of overfishing and withering syndrome, Black Abalones have been classified as critically endangered by t

Burning Ancient Life: The Geology of an Oil Reserve

Sep 22nd, 2011 4m 40s

Phytoplankton form the base of the ocean's food chains transferring energy fromthe sun to sustain the global ocean. These tiny floating plants account for half ofthe photosynthetic activity on Earth. They also generate the majority of our fos

Ocean Acidification: Where will all the seashells go?

May 12th, 2011 8m 46s

More than a hundred thousand marine species build their bodies using calcium carbonate. This incredible diversity of life evolved over millions of years, as animals figured out ways to pull calcium and carbonate ions from the water to build she

Deep-water Corals of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Jan 5th, 2011 4m 43s

Lisa Etherington is the Research Coordinator at the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and Dan Howard is the sanctuary’s Superintendent. Listen as they talk about the sanctuary's deep-water corals and how the Sanctuary is trying to preserv

An Underground Answer to Greenhouse Gasses

Oct 19th, 2010 5m 36s

Becca Ryals is a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, and Whendee Silver is an ecosystem scientist. Listen as they talk about efforts to sequester carbon dioxide in the soils of wild meadows and rangelands across Californ

Birds on the go: Climate change and California's feathered friends

Sep 9th, 2010 5m 24s

Diana Stralberg is an ecologist with PRBO Conservation Science. Listen as she talks about how climate change is affecting the distribution and behavior of California's birds.

Sustainability at Point Reyes National Seashore

Sep 9th, 2010 5m 23s

John Dell’Osso is Point Reyes National Seashore's Chief of Interpretation and Sara Hammond is the park's Energy Manager. Listen as they talk about what the Seashore is doing to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and to become more sustainable.

Understanding the ecology of native Olympia oysters in Tomales Bay

Jan 29th, 2010 5m 43s

UC Davis professor Ted Grosholz and his students have been studying Olympia oysters in Tomales Bayfor more than a decade. Listen as they talk about how they are trying to understand what limits the oyster’srecovery and about potential restora

Death Cap Mushrooms at Point Reyes National Seashore

Jan 26th, 2010 4m 28s

Benjamin Wolfe, a graduate student at Harvard, discusses his research on the invasion of Death Cap Mushrooms at Point Reyes.

New Findings about Great White Sharks of the North Pacific

Jan 12th, 2010 5m 4s

Scot Anderson, a local Great White Shark researcher, describes new findings from his and his colleagues tagging research off Point Reyes National Seashore.

Climate Change's impact on the California Coast - Part 2

Dec 15th, 2009 4m 22s

Dr. Frank Schwing, an oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shares his findings about how climate change has been affecting the California Current and the ecosytem that depends on it.

Climate Change's impact on the California Coast - Part 1

Dec 15th, 2009 4m 56s

Fishing for the Humboldt Squid

Nov 24th, 2009 5m 16s

Join a team of researchers as they search for the Humboldt Squid to learn why they have moved to the northeast Pacific and what effect they might have on the local ecosystem.

The Return of the Tidewater Goby

Nov 9th, 2009 2m 26s

Meet the Tidewater Goby, one of the most endangered fish in the Point Reyes National Seashore region. Learn about current efforts to restore Tidewater Goby populations.

What's in a Seal?

Jul 18th, 2009 6m 28s

Join a team of researchers as they round up young seals in Tomales Bay and learn more about the animals that call this sanctuary home.

Park Science Day

Jan 31st, 2009 6m 45s

Join park scientists and rangers at the Bay Model in Sausalito for a veritable buffet of park science projects in the San Francisco Bay Area Network of national parks.

White Sharks of the Northern Pacific

Dec 15th, 2008 7m 10s

Join the search for one of the ocean’s great hunters--the white shark. In this episode, we join a team of shark researchers off the tip of Tomales Point as they study this mysterious predator.

Paleotsunami at Point Reyes

Aug 17th, 2007 5m

Can Liam Reidy find evidence for a huge tsunami in central California? In this episode, we paddle to the middle of Abbotts Lagoon to hunt for evidence of the Cascadia earthquake paleotsunami of 1700 in the lagoon mud.

Tracking the Coho Salmon

Aug 17th, 2007 4m 12s

In this episode, we learn how biologists in the Inventory and Monitoring Program of the National Park Service are keeping an eye out for stream fish hidden in coastal streams. Come electrofish with park biologists!

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