Seth Riley

National Park Service, Santa Monica

Wildlife ecologist with the National Park Service in the Santa Monica Mountains

Seth Riley on KCRW

A young black bear has moved to LA. His name is BB-12 and has been spotted around Malibu Creek State Park and in Point Mugu State Park.

LA, say hello to BB-12 — the black bear who’s moved to Santa Monica

A young black bear has moved to LA. His name is BB-12 and has been spotted around Malibu Creek State Park and in Point Mugu State Park.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Woolsey has destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, but it’s also displaced a diverse mix of wildlife that calls the Santa Monica Mountains home.

The toll wildfires take on wild animals

The Woolsey has destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, but it’s also displaced a diverse mix of wildlife that calls the Santa Monica Mountains home.

from The 805

The National Park Service says they recently found four Mountain Lion kittens in a remote stretch of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Adorable, likely inbred mountain lion kittens in the Santa Monica Mountains

The National Park Service says they recently found four Mountain Lion kittens in a remote stretch of the Santa Monica Mountains.

from The 805

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Today we’re sharing an episode from a science podcast you might like, Short Wave, from NPR. If you like what you hear, check them out wherever you get podcasts.

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

Lost Notes explores how Fela Kuti’s time in LA in 1969 was instrumental in the creation of his legendary Afrobeat sound.

from Lost Notes

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from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

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from KCRW Features

Should I prioritize planting drought-tolerant or native plants?

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

What’s the best way to offset the planetary damage of your air travel?

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

Overwhelmed by climate change? Here are some ways to manage the anxiety.

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

A Malibu mansion and a humble home in Ventura have something in common: Their carbon emissions are net-zero. Is this the next trend in home building?

from KCRW Features

The Downtown LA gay bar Redline opened in 2015. Now it joins a long legacy of LGBTQ spaces that have closed in the city center.

from KCRW Features