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This is my Honors Contract Project in which I talk about green sturgeon, the threats they face, and how I have communicated my learning of them into a sculpture. I hope you can excuse my amateur editing. Thanks for watching!
Note: Just a heads up, the music during the sculpture timelapse is pretty loud!


Research Sources:

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Experts Consulted:

Marc Beccio; Environmental Scientist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Studies the emigration patterns of green sturgeon

Misti Marsh; Naturalist, Big Break Regional Shoreline
Conservation of local specials