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Sea otters, SLO Village, Lumina Alliance, and Giant Redwoods

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New research has found that sea otters on the Central Coast are having a stabilizing effect on the ecosystem. KCBX's Beth Thornton toured a slough in Monterey County with a volunteer scientist.

Sea Otters

 On the Nonprofit Story, host Dr. Consuelo Meux speaks with volunteers from SLO Village, which provides a community for people who are choosing to age in their own homes.

The Nonprofit Story- SLO Village

On Working Lunch, we’ll hear from CEO Jennifer Adams of Lumina Alliance, in a conversation with host Jim Dantona. Their work supports and empowers local survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence.

Working Lunch

A new effort is underway to save some of the oldest and largest living things on the planet- Giant Sequoia trees- in a way that is cause for debate.

Giant Redwoods

Carol started as a newsroom volunteer at KCBX in the summer of 2017, inspired by her daughter's internship with KCBX News. She joined the KCBX staff in 2018 as a substitute host, and became the local host for Morning Edition in 2020.