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What the Docents Know

by Peter Jordan

This podcast features interviews with a variety of people involved with the history, science, management and operations of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in California.

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Episodes

  1. Mark Hylkema, Archeologist

    Mark’s titles include Cultural Resources Program Manager, Tribal Liaison and Archeologist, all for the State Parks Santa Cruz District. He is also an adjunct professor of archeology at Foothill College. Mark talks about playing guitar in a rock band, about the lifestyle and cultural practices of...

  2. Miranda Canestro, Lecturer, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

    Miranda has lived on the Rancho Marino Reserve in Cambria, California for 18 years. She talks about her powerful connection to the land and water of the reserve, about the many science projects that are conducted there, and about the day she and her husband dragged a dead California Gray whale…

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  3. Portia Halbert, Environmental Scientist

    Portia Halbert is an environmental scientist for the Santa Cruz District of the California State Park system, overseeing an area of over 70,000 acres. She talks about the joy of wielding a drip torch for prescribed burns, about battling invasive species, about how the crumbs from your picnic…

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  4. Susan Blake: Park Interpreter

    Susan talks about the challenges and rewards of being a Park Interpreter, and about the role of volunteers at Big Basin Redwoods State Park

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    This podcast features interviews with a variety people involved with the history, management and operations of Big Basin State Park.

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This podcast features interviews with a variety of people involved with the history, science, management and operations of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in California.

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Peter Jordan

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