From starting an ant colony at home to teaching in Hawaii, Saumitra Kelkar has seen it all.
Kelkar, a UC Berkeley alum and biologist, lives in Oakland and works on native plant landscaping around the city. He’s also a part-time environmental consultant and a former environmental biology teacher at Skyline High School.
As an ecology and biodiversity expert, he also likes sharing his knowledge on the internet. Online, he goes by the username “Oakland.bio,” and he’s cultivated a community of like-minded individuals interested in learning more about biodiversity by posting videos on Instagram…