West Marin Naturalist Hour on KWMR 90.5

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06/26/2023

We had a great time this morning talking with Allie Sherman about reef check and kelp forests! Check out this link to a radio station a little north of us about the open houses that CA Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting this month. These public forums will address the possibility of re-introducing sea otters in an effort to help the kelp forests bounce back from the destruction created by invasive purple urchins.
Hot tip: there’s one being held here at the Point Reyes National Seashore TOMORROW night from 5-7pm!

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking input on the potential reintroduction of the threatened southern sea otter to the Oregon and Northern California coast.

04/20/2023

Check out our show from Monday! We chatted with Ashley from Environmental Action Committee of West Marin (EAC) and Alison from Amigos Alados or Winged Friends. They’re hosting a family fun day as part of the Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival on Sunday from 10 am - 2 pm. Check out the archives to hear about youth pen pals on the pacific flyway and how inspiring youth to care about the environment can change the world!

West Marin Naturalist Hour is a live bi-weekly radio show on KWMR from 9-10am every other Monday. Hosts Seamus Tomkins, Dallas Smith, and Liz Wilhelm cover science, conservation, and nature related topics with a variety of West Marin Naturalists.

12/12/2022

We had such a great show today with Scot Anderson of the California White Shark Project! Their new nonprofit was formed to continue the longest running data monitoring program for White Sharks in the world, and they have a great website (where you can donate)

www.californiawhitesharkproject.org

Don’t worry if you weren’t able to listen live, because our shows are always archived at:

http://kwmr.creek.fm/shows/west-marin-naturalist-hour

10/03/2022

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09/12/2022

Wow, we can’t believe we’ve already done 20 shows, and what an awesome 20 shows it’s been! Don’t worry if you weren’t able to join us live…..You can listen to any of our past shows by following the link below:

http://kwmr.creek.fm/shows/west-marin-naturalist-hour

-Upcoming Episode 21 on September 19th: Loretta Farley & Changing of the Seasons

-Episode 20: Juli Berwald & Jellies
-Episode 19: Taylor Ellis & Owls
-Episode 18: Catie Clune & a Conversation About Naturalists
-Episode 17: Terry Sawyer & Oysters
-Episode 16: Liz Wilhelm/ Dallas Smith & Leave No Trace
-Episode 15: Liz Max & Long Term Data Sets
-Episode 14: Ben Rubinoff & Fouling Communities
-Episode 13: Loretta Farley & Changing of the Seasons
-Episode 12: Allison Sherman & Tomales High School
-Episode 11: Richard Vacha & Tracking
-Episode 10: Ben Becker & Eelgrass
-Episode 9: Jess Taylor & EAC Bird Fest
-Episode 8: Susan Kirks & Badgers
-Episode 7: Leslie Lacko & Living Shoreline Projects
-Episode 6: Megan Isadore & River Otters
-Episode 5: Hannah Hindley & Marine Protected Areas
-Episode 4: Carlo Arreglo & Elephant Seals
-Episode 3: Preston Brown & Salmonids
-Episode 2: Catie Clune & Newts/ Fiona O’Kelly & Whales
-Episode 1: David Wimpfheimer & The Christmas Bird Count

West Marin Naturalist Hour is a live bi-weekly radio show on KWMR from 9-10am every other Monday. Hosts Seamus Tomkins, Dallas Smith, and Liz Wilhelm cover science, conservation, and nature related topics with a variety of West Marin Naturalists.

03/21/2022

We are super stoked to talk with California's leading expert on American Badgers, Susan Kirks, this morning from 9-10am. Badgers are such fascinating and elusive animals, so this should be a great show!

Video of a Badger and Coyote Playing together:
https://youtu.be/2bICTWNRrGE
Video of a badger burying an entire calf carcass:
https://youtu.be/14i02f31WDI

Tune in to KWMR 90.5fm to listen live from 9-10am. Otherwise you can follow this link and listen to any of our archived shows at your convenience.

http://kwmr.creek.fm/shows/west-marin-naturalist-hour?fbclid=IwAR30m50Bh7gTjFxxoBJC3Gt5CxZ8I9pXGh6BkAM176gNiEZ00Dlz7GkpI7c

03/14/2022

We are thrilled to announce the release of the MPA Golden Gate Collaborative Network's statewide online MPA docent training modules. These modules were developed in partnership with EAC and provide an overview training about California's MPA Network for outdoor educators.

If you are interested in learning more about MPAs, check out the free online training kit!

Learn More and Enroll: https://mpacollaborativenetwork.thinkific.com

03/09/2022

"West Marin Naturalist Hour" is live bi-weekly from 9-10am. Hosts Seamus Tomkins, Dallas Smith & Liz Wilhelm cover science, conservation & nature related topics with a variety of West Marin Naturalists.

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03/07/2022

We are very excited about tomorrow’s episode! We will be talking with Leslie Lacko a long range planner at the Marin Community Development Agency. We will learn about sea level rise, living shorelines as a mitigation effort and what that may look like for Tomales Bay and our coastline. Can’t wait to pick her brain about CSMART and The Living Shoreline Project! Join us tomorrow at 9am on KWMR.