Erin Malsbury
Digital Reporter / PhotographerErin joined KAZU as a journalist and photographer in 2023. She's worked as a science writer for local and national outlets, and her stories have won a Public Media Journalists Association Award, five California Journalism awards and a SciShortForm award. Erin has a master’s degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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The Santa Lucia Conservancy is training a local workforce focused on reducing wildfire risk, Santa Cruz County expands language services ahead of the June 2 primary election, a retired Navy commander who started a volunteer otter monitoring project, and more in this week's local news roundup. -
A new resiliency plan for the Pajaro River Watershed addresses climate concerns. Plus, tourism spending in Monterey County shows a potentially encouraging trend. -
The farm bill cleared the House of Representatives with little Democratic support, the Marina Coast Water District reactivates a desalination plant, how climate change affects California's native trees, and more in this week's local news roundup. -
New UC Santa Cruz research shows climate change puts many California native tree species at risk. Plus, a state bill could help seniors and people with disabilities harden their properties against wildfire. -
In this week's episode: environmental activist julia butterfly hill comes to Santa Cruz on Sunday, libraries across Monterey Bay celebrate National Library Week, the City of Marina rings in two decades of Earth Day festivities. -
Environmental activist julia butterfly hill will speak at the Save the Bay event in Santa Cruz on Sunday. It’s in response to the Trump Administration’s plans to expand offshore drilling in California. In an interview with KAZU, hill discusses environmental activism in the current moment. -
The Monterey County DA’s office sues a laundry and dishwashing products company for false advertising. And, a federal court strikes down a law that would have required masked ICE agents to show identification. -
Researchers are still trying to determine the cause of death for a whale that washed up in Wilder Ranch State Park in Santa Cruz County. And California representatives have introduced the "Save Willy Act," which would help ships avoid whales. -
In this week's episode, foodbanks are asking for state funding, commercial fishing will open next month, local advocates mark Black Maternal Health Week, and more. -
California state legislators are considering funding changes to a program that supports food banks. Plus, Monterey Bay will have a commercial salmon fishing season for the first time in three years.
