Bay Area Naturalist Michael Ellis Talks Fire, Whales, Travel

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Michael Krasny

Dec 20, 2017 at

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An out of control wildfire approaches Gundlach Bundschu winery on October 9, 2017 in Sonoma, California (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Naturalist, travel guide and Sonoma County resident Michael Ellis first heard about the North Bay fires at 3:30 a.m., when his son called from India and told him to evacuate. He joins Forum to discuss how the region’s unique woodlands and grasslands are recovering after the devastating fires. He’ll also talk about his 2017 adventures, which included trips to Bhutan and Tanzania. And we’ll hear about this summer’s influx of humpback whales into San Francisco Bay.

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Michael Ellis, naturalist

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