Celebrating 20 Years of Pepperwood: A Conversation with Steve and Linda Barnhart

About this episode

Steve and Linda Barnhart discuss their involvement with Pepperwood and the significance of oak woodlands in this 20th anniversary episode.

To celebrate Pepperwood's 20th anniversary, we are joined by esteemed community members Steve and Linda Barnhart, who share their extensive involvement with Pepperwood over the years. Steve discusses the significance of oak woodlands and his academic research on local oak species, while Linda highlights the history of the Pepperwood Stewards training course, which led to the establishment of the California Naturalist (CalNat) certification course. To experience the CalNat course for yourself, visit the UC Environmental Stewards website or look for upcoming courses at Pepperwood’s Classes and Events page . This episode’s Nature Sound Guess Who Game clip, recorded by Andrew Spencer, was used courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library .

People in this episode

Guests: Steve Barnhart, Linda Barnhart

Topics covered

• Pepperwood anniversary
• oak woodlands
• CalNat certification
• community involvement
• nature education

Keywords

• Pepperwood
• oak woodlands
• CalNat
• California Naturalist
• nature education
• community involvement
• Steve Barnhart
• Linda Barnhart

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pepperwood Foundation, UC Environmental Stewards, California Naturalist, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Macaulay Library

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