Month: September 2024

The September 22nd radio show featured Kari Sagel and Kitty LaBounty discussing their passion for drawing plants. Kari shared insights from her online Botanical Illustration course taken through the Royal Botanical Gardens of Edinburgh. Both highlighted how their illustrations deepened their understanding of plants, showcasing selected works during the conversation.

A conversation with Niki Sridhar, a PhD student at the University of Santa Cruz who has been doing field work for her research in Sitka. We discussed her research on sun stars (Pycnopodia helianthoides), their impact on sea urchin behavior, and implications for efforts to help restore and maintain kelp forest habitats.