Lifelong friends Susan Brandt & Marney Blair talk with experts about the amazing wild critters that live in the Sierra Nevada mountains and foothills.
Latest Episodes
Riffle Sculpin
Celebrate World Aquatic Animal Day Get to Know Your Local Riffle Sculpins Next Episode of Critter ChatNevada City, April 2, 2025 — Raise your hand if you’ve heard of t...

Steller's Jays
Critter Chat - Episode 12 - The Steller’s JayThe Steller’s Jay, the gregarious azure-feathered bird, is the focus on this episode of Critter Chat. Steller’s Jays are h...

California Mountain Kingsnake
Critter Chat Celebrates the Year of the Snake with the California Mountain KingsnakeStarting the 2025 season having recently won KVMR’s prestigious Award for Excellenc...

Great Gray Owl
Naturalist, Author, Artist John Muir Laws and Biologist Ramiro Aragon Describe the Magnificence of The Great Gray OwlCritter Chat hosts and producers Marney Blair and ...

Grappletail Dragonfly
In Critter Chat episode 8, hosts Marney Blair and Susan Brandt chat with Dr. David Herbst of the Sierra Streams Institute at Little Deer Creek in Pioneer Park in Nevad...
