Jen Hunter, PhD, resident director of the Hastings Reserve in Carmel Valley, discusses the beautiful black and white animal we know as skunk. As a zoologist, her interest in the beautiful little animal with the big scent led her to study the role warning coloration plays in skunk recognition by predators.

Steven Webster, retired Senior Marine Biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium discusses ocean warming, ocean acidification and implications for the future of coral reef communities

Meredith May, award-winning journalist and 5th generation beekeeper, describes her latest book as “a memoir of loss and courage; it’s a story of a girl saved by bees”.