The Littoral Zone

Keep your eyes peeled for our coastal neighbors, they're headed to the beach! Tune in every Friday to KMUN 91.9 in Astoria at 12:01pm for your weekly 5 minute dose of coastal ecology!

If you're going to stand around in cold water all day waiting for your lunch to swim by, you'd better have good socks! Unless you're a Great Blue Heron!

Not related to beavers, and doesn't really live in the mountains...this elusive critter is often mistaken for a gopher. Tune into KMUN 91.9FM in Astoria, Oregon Fridays at 12:01PM for your 5 minute dose of Coastal ecology!

Of course it's seaweed, but it's really, really important seaweed! Tune into KMUN 91.9FM in Astoria, Oregon every Friday at 12:01pm for your 5 minute dose of Coastal ecology!

The least studied sea duck spends its winter vacation on the Oregon Coast! Take that, Florida! Tune in every Friday to KMUN 91.9FM in Astoria, Oregon for your 5 Minute dose of coastal ecology.

You may have noticed a few more dragonflies this year...tune into KMUN 91.9 FM in Astoria, Oregon on Fridays at 12:01pm for your 5 minute dose of Pacific Northwest ecology.

Sure they're tasty, but did you know they can travel in schools 19 miles wide? Tune in Fridays at 12:01pm to KMUN 91.9 FM in Astoria for you 5 minutes of coastal ecology!

Who is tastier than a Pacific NW Oyster? Challenge accepted! Tune in Fridays to KMUN 91.9 in Astoria, Oregon for your 5 minute dose of coastal ecology.

Strangely important, this natural occurrence has some tragedy associated with it. Tune in on Fridays at 12:01pm to KMUN in Astoria, Oregon for your 5 minute dose of coastal ecology.

Small but mighty, these fellows rule the Pacific Northwest! Just keep the snack out of the car, and you should be fine...Tune in to KMUN in Astoria, Oregon for your 5 minutes of coastal ecology.

What kept Charles Darwin locked into an eight year relationship with these funky little sea creatures? Who says size doesn't matter...Tune into KMUN in Astoria, Oregon every Friday at 12:01pm for your 5 minute dose of coastal ecology.

PIne Martens, Humboldt Martens, Coastal Marten and even 'coastal DPS of the Pacific Marten' take your pick at the correct name, you're still unlikely to spot one... Listen in for your 10 minutes of Coastal Ecology with Mari Ana Trench!

Today we're taking a look at the state of bees. Not just those cute honeybees we're building little houses for in our gardens...Tune in to KMUN in Astoria for your 5 minute dose of Coast ecology.

Why would an apex predator create a fashion trend? Tune in to KMUN 91.9 FM in Astoria, Oregon for your 5 minute dose of coastal ecology!

Watch, hide, vanish. That is the Sea Otter rulebook... unless you're Otter 841! Learn more about this epic surfboard-stealing weasel in this weeks episode.

So much a part of the Pacific Northwest, Salmon helped build the forest! Tune in to KMUN 91.9 FM in Astoria Oregon Fridays at 12:01 for your 5 minute dose of coastal ecology with Mari Ana Trench on the Littoral Zone!

Sure, they might make a lovely souvenir....but what exactly are you taking home in your beach bag? Tune in Fridays at 12:01Pm to KMUN Community radio in Astoria, Oregon for your 5 minute dose of coastal ecology.

Ben Franklin wanted a turkey to be the National Bird...and he might have been on to something! Tune in to KMUN 91.9 FM in Astoria, Oregon on Fridays at 12:01 PM for your 5 minute dose of Pacific Northwest ecology!

If you think your housing search is rough, check out these little naked fellows, pant-less, and searching for new digs is a regular occurrence with these tiny crustaceans. Tune into KMUN 91.9 FM in Astoria for your 5 minutes of coastal ecology!

Exhibiting an ability to stop traffic that would make any influencer jealous, this massive forest-dwellers continue to thrive around our Pacific Northwest forests. Tune into KMUN 91.9 FM Fridays at 12:01 for your 5 minute dose of coastal ecology!

Go ahead call them a cougar, or a puma, or a catamount, these big cats are hiding in the shadows waiting for their next meal-but it's not you! Tune into KMUN 91.9 FM Astoria every Friday at 12:01 PM for your 5 minute dose of Pacific Northwest ecology.

There's a lot of brain power out there tearing up your trash! Listen in for 5 minutes of coastal ecology with The Littoral Zone from KMUN 91.9 FM in Astoria, Oregon

That beak's doing a lot more than catching eyes! Tune into KMUN 91.9 FM Astoria on Friday's at 12:01 PM to soak up 5 minutes of Pacific NW ecology!

They're baaackkk! And they're bringing their newborn calves with them. Tune in to KMUN in Astoria at 91.9 FM for your 5 minute dose of Pacific Northwest Ecology Fridays at 12:01Pm.

Every year, these tenacious sea sailors wash up on our Pacific Northwest shores to panic beach goers.., listen in to learn more about our own 'prophylactics of the sea'-Velella Velella!