EnvironmentNow’s the time to spot the Delta’s iconic sandhill craneNovember 12, 2025 | Manola SecairaLocal birders flock to wetland lookout points just around this time of year, when the bird makes its way to the California Delta region as part of its annual migration from Alaska. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentWhat California ground squirrels can teach us about survivalOctober 16, 2025 | Manola SecairaWhile other California native species may struggle when living alongside humans, UC Davis behavioural ecologist Sonja Wild says the ground squirrel has found ways to adapt. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentHere’s why researchers say you shouldn’t release your pet turtle into the wildAugust 12, 2025 | Manola SecairaCalifornia’s Western Pond Turtles are the only remaining freshwater turtles native to the state. But their populations face threats from competing non-native species and habitat loss. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentHere’s how to help boost bee populations in the Sacramento regionJune 26, 2025 | Manola SecairaAngela Laws, an endangered species conservation biologist, helps take care of a community-led garden dedicated to attracting pollinators in Sacramento’s South Natomas neighborhood. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentWhy a local group wants to make the Central Valley’s giant garter snake a state symbolMay 27, 2025 | Manola SecairaIt’s not always easy getting the average person obsessed with snakes. But some enthusiasts want to change that — like Michael Starkey, who founded the Sacramento-based conservation nonprofit Save the Snakes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentMeet the ringtail, one of California’s cutest and most elusive native animalsApril 8, 2025 | Manola SecairaKristyn Schulte, a ringtail biologist with Sacramento City College, is working to better understand where the chronically-understudied animal lives in California. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentWhy birders travel from all over to see Sacramento’s yellow-billed magpieMarch 25, 2025 | Manola SecairaThe species can only be found in parts of Northern and Central California. It was hit hard by the West Nile Virus in the mid-2000s, but a local survey conducted over the last few years shows it may be starting to recover. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentSacramento-area rice fields could hold a key to helping struggling salmon runsFebruary 26, 2025 | Manola SecairaExperts have found that water flushed from rice fields is rich with zooplankton, which is a main source of food for young salmon. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentHere’s where to see nesting bald eagles by Lake NatomaJanuary 27, 2025 | Manola SecairaFor years, the same pair of eagles have laid their eggs at a nest by Lake Natoma in Folsom. Locals often gather along a pathway by Snowberry Way, right next to the water, to see the eagle couple at their nest from around February to June. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
