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Elephant Seals Through Eighth Grade Eyes

Elephant Seals Through Eighth Grade Eyes

This weekend, I went to Ano Nuevo State Park to see the elephant seals, along with 14 Oakland middle schoolers.

 
Jennifer Skene

Post on Feb 14, 2011 by

Producer's Notes: The Farallon Islands—"California's Galapagos"

Producer's Notes: The Farallon Islands—"California's Galapagos"

Lying 28 miles off the coast of San Francisco, the jagged silhouette of the Farallon Islands disrupts the clean line of the horizon. This foreboding knot of rocks sits amid one of the most
productive marine food webs on the planet and hosts the largest seabird breeding colony in the continental United States. QUEST ventures out for a rare visit to learn what life is like on the islands and meet the scientists who call this incredibly wild place home.

 
Chris Bauer

Post on Oct 13, 2009 by

A Visit with Losers and Weaners

A Visit with Losers and Weaners

A Northern Elephant Seal at Ano Nuevo State Park.On a sunny Tuesday, our education staff quietly slipped out the zoo door and headed south for an off-site enrichment day: a day to learn and be inspired by nature, in order to teach and inspire others. We headed west, then south down the coast to the [...]

 
Amy Gotliffe

Post on Feb 28, 2008 by