Multimedia Presentations: Science Behind the Scenery

In 2004, the Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center produced a series of ten "Science Behind the Scenery" videos to highlight how science is used to learn more about ecosystems, plants, animals, and other organisms at Point Reyes National Seashore and how science is used to guide management decisions.

 
 
  • Science Behind the Scenery: Northern Elephant Seals

    Science Behind the Scenery: Northern Elephant Seals

    The second part of the ten-part Science Behind the Scenery documentary featuring Science Advisor Dr. Sarah Allen talking about the northern elephant seal at Point Reyes National Seashore.

    Duration:
    5 minutes, 42 seconds
 
 
  • Science Behind the Scenery: Tule Elk

    Science Behind the Scenery: Tule Elk

    The fourth part of the ten-part Science Behind the Scenery documentary featuring Wildlife Biologist Natalie Gates, D.V.M., talking about the effort by the National Park Service and the state of California to reintroduce tule elk to Point Reyes National Seashore.

    Duration:
    6 minutes, 24 seconds
 
  • Science Behind the Scenery: Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary

    Science Behind the Scenery: Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary

    The fifth part of the ten-part Science Behind the Scenery documentary featuring Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Manager Dan Howard talking about the discovery of Cordell Bank and the research that is occurring to better understand what is out there.

    Duration:
    7 minutes, 22 seconds
 
  • Science Behind the Scenery: Myrtle's Silverspot Butterfly

    Science Behind the Scenery: Myrtle's Silverspot Butterfly

    The sixth part of the ten-part Science Behind the Scenery documentary featuring biologist Dawn Adams and Geoff Smick talking about the endangered Myrtle's silverspot butterfly and efforts to protect it and its habitat at Point Reyes National Seashore.

    Duration:
    5 minutes, 27 seconds
 
  • Science Behind the Scenery: Coho Salmon and Steelhead Trout

    Science Behind the Scenery: Coho Salmon and Steelhead Trout

    The seventh part of the ten-part Science Behind the Scenery documentary featuring hydrologist Brannon Ketcham talking about coho salmon and steelhead trout and efforts to protect their riparian habitat at Point Reyes National Seashore.

    Duration:
    6 minutes, 34 seconds
 
  • Science Behind the Scenery: Vegetation Mapping

    Science Behind the Scenery: Vegetation Mapping

    The eighth part of the ten-part Science Behind the Scenery documentary featuring GIS (geographic information system) biologist Dave Schirokauer and GIS botanist Pam van der Leeden talking about how aerial photos are converted to vegetation maps to study the effects of how land management has changed the juxtaposition of plant communities on the landscape.

    Duration:
    4 minutes, 18 seconds
 
  • Science Behind the Scenery: Fire Management

    Science Behind the Scenery: Fire Management

    The ninth part of the ten-part Science Behind the Scenery documentary featuring vegetation ecologist Jane Rodgers and Fire Management Officer Roger Wong talking about the how fire is managed and used at Point Reyes National Seashore to restore habitat and control invasive species.

    Duration:
    6 minutes, 12 seconds
 
 

Last updated: June 8, 2020

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1 Bear Valley Road
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

Phone:

415-464-5100
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