# Oakland Bio - Saumitra Kelkar

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Podcast: [Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't](https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-pays-but-botany-doesn-t-244480)
Published: 2026-05-08T17:36:16+00:00
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## Resource

Saumitra Kelkar is a biologist and public educator In Oakland, California. This episode we talk about getting kids into nature, Bay area plant habitats, human selection of native plants and native plant cultivars, remnant edible wild gardens created by indigenous people, human-plant mutualisms, illegal gardening and more. Ad-Free Episodes of the Crime Pays Podcast are available on the Patreon at www.patreon.com/crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt

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