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Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
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We're bringing you all things conservation, wildlife, and trails in Santa Cruz County...and beyond!

  1. Pajaro Estuary Restoration

    JAN 21

    Pajaro Estuary Restoration

    In this podcast, Land Trust Conservation Director, Bryan Largay, provides background and an update on our efforts to restore and increase wetland habitat in the Pajaro River and Watsonville Slough Estuary. Working with landowners, growers, and a large community of partners, this project will benefit wildlife and biodiversity, enhance ecosystem integrity, and reduce risks related to bigger and more frequent storms, a rising sea level, and saltwater intrusion on nearby farmland and infrastructure.  Our Partners: California Department of Conservation California State Coastal Conservancy California Wildlife Conservation Board Driscolls National Fish and Wildlife Foundation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration SJSU Central Coast Wetlands Group The Nature Conservancy Watsonville Wetlands Watch

    41 min
  2. Learning the Land: The Power of Legacy Giving

    07/31/2025

    Learning the Land: The Power of Legacy Giving

    In this episode, the Land Trust's Donor Relations Manager, Cameron Berry, interviews special guest Ron Munger. Ron spent his career at a national non-profit helping people understand the options for making legacy gifts that benefit future generations without impacting current lifestyle or family security.

    30 min
  3. Good News for the Land

    07/21/2025

    Good News for the Land

    It’s time for some good news! In this new podcast, we’re providing a behind the scenes peek at the work the Land Trust and its partners are doing to protect the land we love. Land Trust Engagement Director, Laura Dannehl-Schickman talks with External Affairs Director, Eric Lombardo about some exciting land conservation successes and how people working together make good things happen! Listen and enjoy and if you’d like to stay updated, check out the following resources: ·      California 30x30 homepage: https://www.californianature.ca.gov/ ·      Map of 30x30 protected lands which Estrada Ranch was just added: https://calands.org/ ·      Santa Cruz County Measure Q homepage: https://www.santacruzcountyca.gov/MeasureQ.aspx ·      Prop 4 resources webpage (option A, more info): https://baynature.org/article/how-and-when-can-you-get-your-hands-on-californias-climate-bond/ ·      Prop 4  resources webpage (option B, less info and with a callout to Watsonville Slough Farm): https://togetherbayarea.org/proposition-4-resources-hub/

    18 min
  4. Tails of the Wild: The Amazing Biological Benefits of Bioreactors

    06/12/2025

    Tails of the Wild: The Amazing Biological Benefits of Bioreactors

    Welcome to episode four of Tails of the Wild with the Land Trust. I’m your host Vicki Lowell, the Marketing and Communications Manager for the Land Trust and I am excited to have our Conservation Director, Bryan Largay as our guest today. He’s going to tell us all about bioreactors, relatively simple systems that can be used to funnel water from agricultural land and remove nitrates before that water reenters the watershed.

    17 min

  5. 01/21/2025

    Seeing the Forest through the Trees

    In this episode, we're talking to Bill Vaughn, the Principle Forester at Vaughn Forestry. Bill has been working with the Land Trust for many years, most recently during the selective timber harvest at the Byrne-Milliron Forest. He explains the process from planning through execution and explains how sustainable harvests help keep the Byrne healthy, beautiful, and productive.

    55 min
  6. Avian Brood Parasitism - A Fowl Reproductive Strategy

    11/22/2024

    Avian Brood Parasitism - A Fowl Reproductive Strategy

    In this episode, we're learning about avian brood parasitism with Eric Nunez, an Access Specialist at the Land Trust and all-around bird enthusiast. Listen up as we discuss this interesting and perhaps fowl reproductive strategy within some avian ecology.

    16 min
  7. Tails of the Wild: The Legend of Tiburcio Vásquez

    10/18/2024

    Tails of the Wild: The Legend of Tiburcio Vásquez

    Hello and welcome to the second episode of Tails of the Wild with the Land Trust!  We're offering something different with this episode, a ghost story of sorts narrated by the Land Trust's Engagement Director, Laura Dannehl-Schickman. Enjoy!

    15 min
  8. Tails of the Wild with the Land Trust: A Fascinating Little Beetle

    07/11/2024

    Tails of the Wild with the Land Trust: A Fascinating Little Beetle

    Hello and welcome to the first edition of Tails of the Wild with the Land Trust!  With this new radio series, we’re offering up a shorter format. Each episode will be about fifteen minutes and provide a quick overview of one of our projects. We’re very excited to have Hannah Travers as our first guest. Hannah is a Natural Resource Coordinator at the Land Trust and today she’s going to talk to us about the Ohlone Tiger Beetle and our work to protect their habitat at Glenwood Open Space Preserve.

    10 min
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  • Creator
    Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Learning the Land
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