This event is in the past.It took place on April 29, 2026 at Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.
Educational TalkEducational TalkReturning Fire to Coastal Prairies: Lessons Learned
April 29 at 6pm
Seabright, Santa Cruz
🔥Based on active research at Wilder Ranch State Park
🌱Good for curious teens and adults
🎓PhD student speaker, museum & Native Plant Society co-hosted
Curious how fire actually helps wildflowers thrive? PhD researcher Georgia Vasey shares her fieldwork from Wilder Ranch, exploring how prescribed burns restore native coastal prairie ecosystems.
science talk
native plants
ecology research
restoration ecology
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Educational TalkEducational TalkReturning Fire to Coastal Prairies: Lessons Learned
April 29 at 6pm
Seabright, Santa Cruz
🔥Based on active research at Wilder Ranch State Park
🌱Good for curious teens and adults
🎓PhD student speaker, museum & Native Plant Society co-hosted
Curious how fire actually helps wildflowers thrive? PhD researcher Georgia Vasey shares her fieldwork from Wilder Ranch, exploring how prescribed burns restore native coastal prairie ecosystems.
science talk
native plants
ecology research
restoration ecology