http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/multimedia.htm en-us © 2009-2012 National Park Service San Francisco Bay Area National Parks 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 discover how researchers are solving mysteries of the natural world in our parks. Visit http://www.nps.gov/pore/, http://www.nps.gov/goga/, http://www.sfnps.org/pcslc, and http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/sfan/ for more information about the parks and programs featured in this podcast. The music used in this podcast is by Ocean Alexander. It is used under a Creative Commons license. 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 discover how researchers are solving mysteries of the natural world in our parks. Visit http://www.nps.gov/pore/, http://www.nps.gov/goga/, http://www.sfnps.org/pcslc, and http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/sfan/ for more information about the parks and programs featured in this podcast. The music used in this podcast is by Ocean Alexander. It is used under a Creative Commons license. Jessica Luo Jessica_luo@partner.nps.gov no Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center Declining fog in coastal California? Cassandra Brooks interviews Mike Vasey and Todd Dawson about how fog is declining along the central California Coast. 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 how this decline may impact area vegetation and ecosystems. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_natlab_fog_120910.mp3 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:00:00 PDT no 4:33 PCSLC, Point Reyes, Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, podcast, Point Reyes, The Natural Laboratory, Natural, Laboratory, Ocean, fog, coastal, California, redwoods, ecosystems, change, climate, chaos, destabilization, global warming Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center 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. Black Abalone is one of seven abalone species found in California's intertidal waters. But, due to dramatic population declines as a result of overfishing and withering syndrome, Black Abalones have been classified as critically endangered by the IUCN. Cassandra Brooks interviews Amy Henry, an intern looking for Black Abalones in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Point Reyes National Seashore. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_natlab_blackabalone_120215.mp3 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 PDT no 4:33 PCSLC, Point Reyes, audio, recording, Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, podcast, Point Reyes, The Natural Laboratory, Natural, Laboratory, Ocean, black, abalone, mollusk, Haliotis cracherodii, sea, snail, marine, gastropod Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center 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. Phytoplankton form the base of the ocean's food chains transferring energy from the sun to sustain the global ocean. These tiny floating plants account for half of the photosynthetic activity on Earth. They also generate the majority of our fossil fuels. Cassandra Brooks interviews Ivano Aiello, a geological oceanographer at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, about how we burn ancient life to power our civilization and some of the issues that result from fossil fuel pollution. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_natlab_oilreserves_110922.mp3 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:00:00 PDT no 4:40 audio, recording, Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, PCSLC, podcast, Point Reyes, Natural, Laboratory, Ocean, Burning, Ancient, Life, Geology, Oil, Reserve, Ivano Aiello, geologist, marine, plankton, phytoplankton, fossil, fuel, fuels Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center Ocean Acidification: Where will all the seashells go? Cassandra Brooks interviews Ann Russell, Terry Swyer, and Andrew Dickson about ocean acidification. 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 shells and skeletons. But all of this is changing. Our addiction to fossil fuels and the billions of tons of carbon dioxide we're pumping into the atmosphere each year may be undoing millions of years of evolution in a geological blink of time. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_natlab_oceanacidification_110512.mp3 Thu, 12 May 2011 12:00:00 PDT no 8:46 PCSLC, Point Reyes, multimedia, Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, Presentations, The Natural Laboratory, Ann Russell, Terry Swyer, Andrew Dickson, Ocean, acidification, seashells, calcium carbonate, carbon dioxide, acid, water, sea Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center 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. 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 preserve this biological wonderland. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_natlab_deepwatercorals_110105.mp3 Wed, 5 Jan 2011 12:00:00 PST no 4:43 Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, PCSLC, Point Reyes, The Natural Laboratory, Ocean, Deep-water, Corals, deep, water, Cordell, Bank, National, Marine, Sanctuary, Lisa Etherington, Dan Howard Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center 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. 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 California. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_natlab_soil_101019.mp3 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:00:00 PDT no 5:36 Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, PCSLC, Point Reyes, The Natural Laboratory, Becca Ryals, carbon, sequestration, underground, answer, greenhouse, gasses, gases, dioxide, Whendee Silver, soil Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center 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. 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. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_natlab_birds_100909.mp3 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:00:00 PDT no 5:24 Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, PCSLC, Point Reyes, The Natural Laboratory, Diana Stralberg, Birds on the go, birds, Climate change, climate, destabilization, destruction, global, warming, California, feathered, friends Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center 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. 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. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_natlab_sustainability_100909.mp3 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:00:00 PDT no 5:23 Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, PCSLC, Point Reyes, The Natural Laboratory, Sustainability, John Dell’Osso, Sara Hammond, energy, conservation, efficiency Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center 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. UC Davis professor Ted Grosholz and his students have been studying Olympia oysters in Tomales Bay for more than a decade. Listen as they talk about how they are trying to understand what limits the oyster’s recovery and about potential restoration efforts. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_natlab_olympiaoyster_100129.mp3 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:00 PDT no 5:43 Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, PCSLC, Point Reyes, The Natural Laboratory, Olympia, oysters, oyster, Understanding, ecology, native, Tomales Bay, ecology, Anna Deck, Ted Grosholz, David Kimbro Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center Death Cap Mushrooms at Point Reyes National Seashore Benjamin Wolfe discusses his research on the invasion of Death Cap Mushrooms at Point Reyes. Benjamin Wolfe, a graduate student at Harvard, discusses his research on the invasion of Death Cap Mushrooms at Point Reyes. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_natlab_mushrooms_100126.mp3 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 PDT no 4:28 Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, PCSLC, Point Reyes, The Natural Laboratory, Death Cap, mushroom, mushrooms, macrofungi, Ben Wolfe, Benjamin Wolfe Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center New Findings about Great White Sharks of the North Pacific Scot Anderson describes new findings about White Sharks. Scot Anderson, a local Great White Shark researcher, describes new findings from his and his colleagues tagging research off Point Reyes National Seashore. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_natlab_whiteshark_100112.mp3 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:00:00 PDT no 5:04 Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, PCSLC, Point Reyes, podcast, The Natural Laboratory, Natural Laboratory, New Findings, Great, White, Sharks, North Pacific, fish, Pacific Ocean Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center Explore how Climate Change is impacting the California Coast, including Point reyes National Seashore. 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. 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. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_natlab_climatechange_part1.mp3 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:00 PDT no 4:56 Point Reyes, PORE, PRNS, PCSLC, Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, Natural, Laboratory, NPS, National Park Service, NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, climate, change, chaos, global, warming, weirding, California Current Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center Explore how Climate Change is impacting the California Coast, including Point reyes National Seashore. 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. 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. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_natlab_climatechange_part2.mp3 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:00 PDT no 4:22 Point Reyes, PORE, PRNS, PCSLC, Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, Natural, Laboratory, NPS, National Park Service, NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, climate, change, chaos, global, warming, weirding, California Current Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center Fishing for the Humboldt Squid Join a team of researchers as they search for the Humboldt Squid. 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. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_pcslc_squid.mp3 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:00 PDT no 5:16 Point Reyes, National Seashore, PORE, PRNS, PCSLC, Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, Natural, Laboratory, NPS, National Park Service, Humboldt Squid, squid, cephalopod, cephalopods, marine biology, Fishing for the Humboldt Squid Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center The Return of the Tidewater Goby 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. 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. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_pcslc_gobyreturns.mp4 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:00 PDT no 2:26 Point Reyes, National Seashore, PORE, PRNS, PCSLC, Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, Natural, Laboratory, NPS, National Park Service, Return, Tidewater, Goby, Giacomini, Wetlands, Wetland, fish, endangered species Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center Harbor Seals of Tomales Bay 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. 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. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_pcslc_harborseals.mp3 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT no 6:28 Point Reyes, National Seashore, PORE, PRNS, PCSLC, Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, Natural, Laboratory, NPS, National Park Service, harbor, seal, seals, Tomales Bay, toxins, marine, biology, mammals, mammal, pinniped, pinnipeds, biology Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center Discover the fascinating science at San Francisco Bay Area National Parks. 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. 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. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_pcslc_parkscienceday.mp3 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PST no 6:45 Point Reyes, National Seashore, PORE, PRNS, PCSLC, Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, Natural, Laboratory, NPS, National Park Service, San Francisco, Bay, Area, National Parks, Network, Bay Model, owls, salmon, invasive plants Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center Join the search for one of the ocean’s great hunters--the white shark. 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. 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. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_pcslc_whitesharks.mp3 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:42:00 PST no 7:10 Point Reyes, National Seashore, PORE, PRNS, PCSLC, Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, Natural, Laboratory, NPS, National Park Service, great, white, shark, sharks, Ocean, marine, biology, fish Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center 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. Will the idea float? 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. http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_pcslc_paleotsunami.mp3 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:05:00 PST no 5:00 Point Reyes, National Seashore, PORE, PRNS, PCSLC, Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, Natural, Laboratory, NPS, National Park Service, geology, paleotsunami, tsunami, Abbotts Lagoon, Cascadia, earthquake, lagoon Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center Come electrofish with park biologists. 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! 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! http://www.nps.gov/pore/photosmultimedia/upload/multimedia_pcslc_trackingcohosalmon.mp3 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:58:00 PST no 4:12 Point Reyes, National Seashore, PORE, PRNS, PCSLC, Pacific, Coast, Science, Learning, Center, Natural, Laboratory, NPS, National Park Service, Inventory, Monitoring, Program, Olema, Redwood Creek, fish, Olema Valley, electrofishing, Tracking, Coho, Salmon