Marissa Ortega-Welch
Reporter/Editor-
Natural StateThe sound of a forest that has since been cleared by a logging company. -
Natural StateThe sounds of birds in a high elevation wetland. -
Natural StateThe sounds of a vibrant dawn chorus by a creek in an oak forest. -
Natural StateThe sounds of where granite mountains meet a volcanic range. -
Natural StateThe sounds of crickets and bullfrogs in California's Sierra foothills. -
Natural StateThe sounds of an open grassy meadow in a giant Sequoia grove. -
Natural StateThe sounds of Tioga Pass, the highest mountain pass in California. -
Natural StateThe sounds of migratory birds in California's Trinity Mountains. -
Salmon populations are in decline and facing the threat of extinction throughout California. On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a strategy to protect the species. -
CrosscurrentsUntrammeled: How a plan to replant giant sequoias unearths questions about the meaning of wildernessWe visit a grove of giant sequoias that burned down in recent fires. There are efforts to restore it, but some environmentalists say that goes against the very definition of wilderness.
