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Close up photo of city model including the L.A. City Hall from Becoming Los Angeles exhibition

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Miguel Ordeñana holds up a box of bat specimens.

Nature in L.A.

Bats in the Classroom

NHM Scientist, Miguel Ordeñana, finds bats and introduces them to classrooms in South L.A.

Nature in L.A.

L.A. Bats Fight On!

Vaux’s Swifts using communal roosting site in Downtown Los Angeles.

Seeking Swifts in L.A.

Every spring and fall, small migratory birds, called Vaux’s Swifts, pass through Los Angeles on their way to breed in the north or to spend winters in the south.

Marcos Trinidad stands at the Audubon Center at Debs Park

Voices of L.A. Nature: An Interview with Marcos Trinidad

Welcome to Voices of L.A. Nature, where we'll hear stories from a diverse range of Angelenos about their relationships with nature in L.A.

Fox squirrel, laying on ground by a tree.

Summer in September

Community Science Manager, Richard Smart looks at how squirrels escape the summer heat.

Mari Moreno sitting on a rock in the hills over Los Angeles

Voices of L.A. Nature: Mari Moreno

Welcome to our new series, "Voices of L.A. Nature," where we'll hear stories from a diverse range of Angelenos about their relationships with nature in L.A.

view from inside the apartment, looking out the window into downtown

Charming Indeed

Finding a hummingbird habitat in Downtown Los Angeles.

Helen's first backpacking trip, before she knew cotton was a bad idea!

Voices of L.A. Nature: Interview with Helen Leung

Welcome to our new series, Voices of L.A. Nature, where we'll hear stories from a diverse range of Angelenos about their relationships with nature in L.A.

Telma at Sycamore Canyon

Voices of L.A. Nature: An Interview with Telma Altoon

Welcome to our new series, Voices of L.A. Nature, where we'll hear stories from a diverse range of Angelenos about their relationships with nature in L.A.

Virgen de Oscuridad

L.A. Reimagined

Becoming Los Angeles tells the story of how Los Angeles transformed from a tiny pueblo to a sprawling metropolis.