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Marissa Ortega-Welch
Reporter / Editor-
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Natural StateThe sound of a dawn chorus recorded at Wiley Glade in California's southern Mendocino National Forest.
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Natural StateThe sounds of where granite mountains meet a volcanic range.
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Natural StateThe sounds of crickets and bullfrogs in California's Sierra foothills.
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Natural StateThe sounds of an open grassy meadow in a giant Sequoia grove.
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Natural StateThe sounds of Tioga Pass, the highest mountain pass in California.
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Natural StateThe sounds of migratory birds in California's Trinity Mountains.
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Natural StateThe sound of the great inland ocean on the east side of California.
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Natural StateThe sound of killdeer in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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Natural StateThe sound of marbled murrelets in Big Basin before a fire changed the landscape.