The Littoral Zone

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!

Sometimes, when someone thinks you're stinking up the neighborhood, they go to extreme measures!

Save the Tequila! Without their specialized pollination for the agave plant, no tequila for you! Learn this an much more in this 5 minute ecology lesson from Mari Ana Trench.

Beautiful and silent as they dive seamlessly into the water to hunt for prey,,,take away the water, not so much! Tune into KMUN 91.9 in Astoria, Oregon on Fridays at 12:01 PM for your 5 minute dose of Pacific Northwest ecology.

Did you think you need a chiropractor? Try being an owl! With fixed eyes, that neck rotation takes on a whole new level of necessity...Tune in to KMUN 91.9 FM in Astoria Oregon Fridays at 12:01 PM to get your 5 minutes of Pacific Northwest ecology!

They're large, they're loud, and they are an important addition to our Pacific Northwest shores!. Tune in to hear some fun facts about our Pacific Northwest Steller Sea lions.

5 minutes of informative fun about these highly intelligent sea creatures that are masters of disguise. Tune into the Littoral Zone on Astoria's KMUN Community radio @ 91.9 FM Fridays at 12:01Pm

Dive bombing? Check. Bratty babies? Check. Cooperative flying pattern? Check.

Come learn about the beautiful Brown Pelicans that grace our amazing coast. Listen in on KMUN radio in Astoria, Oregon on 91.9 FM.

Did you think human digestion was complicated? Tune in to KMUN 91.9 FM in Astoria, Oregon to learn about the unique digestive practices of those cute little Starfish!

They're loud, they're loud, and they are an important addition to our Pacific Northwest shores!. Tune in to hear some fun facts about our Pacific Northwest Steller Sea lions.

Not just a tasty meal, Dungeness Crab is an important component of a our well-regulated fishingindustry. Tune into KMUN at 91.9 FM in Astoria to learn about Pacific NW ecology.

It's whale watching season on the North Pacific coast, strap on some knowledge and grab your binoculars!

Something new is washing up on our shores of late, and you might be lucky to find one! Tune into KMUN at 91.9 FM Astoria this Friday for your 5 minute dose of NW Coastal Ecology.

Our highly misunderstood shorebird, the Gull. That's right folks, drop the 'Sea' 'cause these birds can't be caged by your random titles! Tune in to KMUN in Astoria, Oregon on Fridays at 12:01 to learn more about these iconic thieves.

What are these things showing up all over the beach lately? The stealth submarines are filled with individual zooids, tune in to The Littoral Zone on KMUN Fridays at 12:01 find out more!

No pristine white beach here in the Pacific Northwest! We've got a whole colony of activity feeding off all that bull kelp and drift wood. Tune in to KMUN in Astoria for more episodes of The Littoral Zone Fridays at noon, just before Science Fridays.

The coyotes are coming, and they're bringing friends. Tune in to KMUN in Astoria, Oregon on Fridays at 12:01 before Science Fridays for some fun ecology lessons.

Older than trees, Jellyfish of the Pacific have been floating our shores since the beginning of time. Offering more than 200o (discovered) species, tune in with Mari Ana Trench to get a little education on how these beautiful floaters live.