# Golden State Naturalist

> This is a podcast about asking questions and experiencing wonder. It’s a place to bring your curiosity about the natural world in California.

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## Site

- [Homepage](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/)
- [Sitemap](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/sitemap.xml)
- [RSS feed](https://anchor.fm/s/746568b8/podcast/rss)
- [Contact](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/contact/)

## Recent episodes

- [Bats (Part II) with Joey Curti and Rachel Blakey](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/bats-part-ii-with-joey-curti-and-rachel-blakey/): published 2026-11-07

- [Spooky Special: Bats (Part I) with Joey Curti and Rachel Blakey](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/spooky-special-bats-part-i-with-joey-curti-and-rachel-blakey/): published 2026-10-31

- [Catalina Foxes with Lauren Dennhardt and Katie Elder](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/catalina-foxes-with-lauren-dennhardt-and-katie-elder/): published 2026-09-10

- [Island Biogeography with Kevin Alison and John Knapp](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/island-biogeography-with-kevin-alison-and-john-knapp/): published 2026-08-14

- [Schedule Update](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/schedule-update/): published 2026-07-31

- [California Grasslands with Justin Luong](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/california-grasslands-with-justin-luong/): published 2026-07-16

- [Seeds with Cheryl Birker](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/seeds-with-cheryl-birker/): published 2026-06-25

- [Forgotten Lands with Josh Jackson](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/forgotten-lands-with-josh-jackson/): published 2026-06-11

- [Did someone say season 5?](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/did-someone-say-season-5/): published 2026-06-07

- [Resolutions with Anders Reynolds and Bill Hodge](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/resolutions-with-anders-reynolds-and-bill-hodge/): published 2025-12-30

- [Critical Mast: Oak Trees with Zarah Wyly](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/critical-mast-oak-trees-with-zarah-wyly/): published 2025-10-28

- [Symbiotic Cities with Kat Superfisky](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/symbiotic-cities-with-kat-superfisky/): published 2025-09-25

- [Saving California: How 30x30 Is Growing the Conservation Movement in the Golden State](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/30x30/): published 2025-09-11

- [The LA River with Kat Superfisky](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/the-la-river-with-kat-superfisky/): published 2025-09-03

- [California Red-Legged Frogs with Brad Hollingsworth](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/california-red-legged-frogs-with-brad-hollingsworth/): published 2025-05-06

- [Listening in Nature with Fil Corbitt](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/listening-in-nature-with-fil-corbitt/): published 2025-03-13

- [Torrey Pines with Jon Rebman](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/torrey-pines-with-jon-rebman/): published 2025-02-27

- [Ringtails with Dave Wyatt and Kristyn Schulte](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/ringtails-with-dave-wyatt-and-kristyn-schulte/): published 2025-01-30

- [Fire in Built Environments (Special Episode: LA Fires) with Alexandra Syphard](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/fire-in-built-environments-special-episode-la-fires-with-alexandra-syphard/): published 2025-01-16

- [Urban Canyons with Michelle Thompson](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/urban-canyons-with-michelle-thompson/): published 2024-12-19

- [Keystone Plants with Doug Tallamy](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/keystone-plants-with-doug-tallamy/): published 2024-12-05

- [Burrowing Owls with Phil Unitt](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/burrowing-owls-with-phil-unitt/): published 2024-11-22

- [Sea Level Rise and the California Coast: Imagining a Better Future with Rosanna Xia](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/sea-level-rise-and-the-california-coast-imagining-a-better-future-with-rosanna-xia/): published 2024-10-31

- [BONUS: Leave the Leaves with David Mizejewski](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/bonus-leave-the-leaves-with-david-mizejewski/): published 2024-10-18

- [Tule Elk with Orlando Rocha and Tom Batter](https://www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/tule-elk-with-orlando-rocha-and-tom-batter/): published 2024-10-10

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