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California Coastal Trail
Experiencing the Wild Sonoma Coast Along the Kortum Trail
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Episode 35
"You don't have to go that far to feel like you are on the edge of the world," Kerry Fugett of Sonoma County Conservation Action says about the northern Sonoma coastline. The pristine conditions along this area are a result of decades of work, from activists like Bill Kortum, to protect access to the coastline and keep it wild and rugged. Kortum founded Sonoma County Conservation Action, and co-founded the Sonoma Land Trust. The Kortum Trail, named after the legendary activist and part of the California Coastal Trail, offers stark views of the shore and rolling hills of the Sonoma coast.
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Newport Beach's coastal center is undoubtedly around its namesake pier selling fresh fish.
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Little Corona del Mar Beach makes up for its size with a bounty of tide pools.
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San Clemente's coast is 2.3 miles of beautifully constructed trail, and 11 beaches.
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Enter Ocean Discovery Institute, founded 1999 to help fill in gaps in science education.
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The Scripps Institution of Oceanography continues to honor its 100 year legacy.
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This segment features a profile of Phil Breshnahan, a sixth year Ph.D. candidate.
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Explore the vast expanse and beauty of Coronado and its neighboring coastal communities.
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The Tijuana Estuary is a coastal salt marsh where the tides come and go, like the ocean.
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The CCT may someday become as recognizable as other famous American routes.