Environment
The Changing Bay
Peer into San Francisco Bay and you probably won't see much, thanks to the murky water the bay is known for. But over the past decade, scientists have made a surprising discovery — the bay's water is clearing. As Lauren Sommer reports, clearer water is not always good news.
Audio Report on May 30, 2011 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Redwoods and Climate Change
QUEST follows a group of UC Berkeley scientists to the top of a 320-foot redwood in Mendocino County. Only 5 percent of these ancient redwoods survived our voracious desire for their hardy and plentiful wood. Now scientists are trying to predict how the remaining ones and their descendants might fare in the face of climate change in the decades to come.
Video on May 25, 2011 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
Report from the Philippines
Here in the field, time passes slowly but the need to explore, explain and protect natural systems like Philippine coral reef systems is urgent.
Post on May 25, 2011 by David McGuire
Eating Green
Journalists from around the country learn about sustainable foods at a Monterey Bay Aquarium event.
Post on May 24, 2011 by Andrea Kissack
Producer's Notes: QUEST Lab – Properties of Plastic
I know cola isn’t good for me, but now I’m thinking the plastic bottle is even worse.
Post on May 24, 2011 by Chris Bauer
Producer's Notes: Angst in the Redwoods
Even circus workers have safety nets. The folks who climb giant redwoods don’t.
Post on May 24, 2011 by Gabriela Quirós
Geological Outings Around the Bay: Ring Mountain
The body of rock underlying the central Tiburon Peninsula is the rarest and most scientifically precious part of the Franciscan Complex, an assemblage of materials that was once involved in subduction.
Post on May 19, 2011 by Andrew Alden
ABC: Adventure, Biology and Conservation
What makes us care about wildlife so much that we dedicate years of study, a hundred hours a week of time for little pay or even recognition?
Post on May 18, 2011 by David McGuire
Producer's Notes: Finding Light
When I was trolling for our first YPOQ photographer for the new season of QUEST TV, I went back to some of those early submissions and was immediately struck by Christenson’s set of vibrant, kinetic images.
Post on May 17, 2011 by Amy Miller
Prince Charles Delivers Landmark Speech, Says Sustainable Farming Can Feed The World
Prince Charles is a long-time supporter of organic and sustainable farming, but this speech took his advocacy a step further.
Post on May 13, 2011 by Darya Pino
The Cal Academy's 2011 Philippine Biodiversity Expedition
On April 26th, Academy researchers and educators started the trek to the Philippines to get the Philippine Biodiversity Expedition underway, the largest expedition in the Academy’s history.
Post on May 12, 2011 by Cat
Field Notes: Brian Fisher in Madagascar
Entomologist Brian Fisher braves raging rivers, and dense tropical forests as he travels the world searching for new species of ants before they are lost to habitat destruction. Experience a slice of Fisher's life and work through video footage from his field work with ants in Madagascar.
Video on May 11, 2011 by Amy Miller from QUEST Northern California
Bats In Our Midst
QUEST ventures under a Central Valley bridge to count the bats that make it their home. The bridge is one of the most important roosting places for Mexican free-tailed bats in the Central Valley, where this voracious insect-eating species protects the local crops from pests. Then meet two volunteers who take injured bats into their homes and nurse them to health.
Video on May 11, 2011 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
Producer's Notes: Bugging Brian Fisher
Is there such a thing as "too much" of California Academy of Sciences entomologist Brian Fisher? We here at QUEST don't think so!
Post on May 10, 2011 by Amy Miller
Geothermal Heats Up
Solar and wind power may get the headlines when it comes to renewable energy. But another type of clean power is heating up in the hills just north of Sonoma wine country. The Geysers, the world's largest power-producing geothermal field, has been providing electricity for roughly 850,000 Northern California households, and is set to expand even further.
Video on May 04, 2011 by Amy Miller from QUEST Northern California
Your Videos on QUEST: Joshua Cassidy
In his debut film, Life by the Tide, San Francisco filmmaker Joshua Cassidy takes an intimate look into the tide pools at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach, CA. Your Videos on QUEST features an excerpt of Cassidy's film.
Video on May 04, 2011 by Joshua Cassidy from QUEST Northern California
Into the Deep with Elephant Seals
Thousands of northern elephant seals — some weighing up to 4,500 pounds — make an annual migration to breed each winter at Año Nuevo State Reserve, on the San Mateo County coast. Marine biologists are using high-tech tools to explore the secrets of these amazing creatures, which can hold their breath for an hour and dive a mile below the surface.
Video on May 04, 2011 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
Spotted Owls Face New Threat
Spotted owls are one of the most iconic threatened species in the West. But despite two decades of work to bring them back, their numbers are still declining. That may be due in part to a new threat – not from humans, but from other owls. Lauren Sommer has the story.
Audio Report on May 02, 2011 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Sea Foam Lathers Up the Ocean
Sometimes, the wind and the waves whip the ocean into a lather. And that word—lather—is a pretty accurate description of sea foam.
Post on May 02, 2011 by Jennifer Skene
Spotted Owls Face New Threat
Spotted owls, one of the most iconic threatened species in the West, are still declining. That may be due in part to a new threat – not from humans, but from other owls.
Post on Apr 29, 2011 by Lauren Sommer
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