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

Nature in L.A.

Finding a hummingbird habitat in Downtown Los Angeles.

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

Nature in L.A.

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.

Nature in L.A.

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.

Naturalist

Hollywood Has a Home

“We are the mother lode of Hollywood artifacts,” says Beth Werling, Collections Manager in History.

L.A. Reimagined

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

Naturalist

His Mansion for a Horse

Swing by the Cowboy Festival and a special open house Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22

Girl in Griffith Park Ferndell Nature Museum

Nature in L.A.

The Scoop on Ferndell: Griffith Park's Enchanted "Nature Museum"

At the border of the Hollywood Hills and Los Feliz neighborhoods is an enchanting, tree-shaded half-mile trail of Griffith Park.

Lights, Camera, Action

When you work in the NHM History Collections, you can find some rather mysterious objects.

A Gamer at Hart

An evening pastime at the house of William S. Hart

Be a Bat Detector

We are inviting residents in neighborhoods around L.A. County to track bat activities for the first large-scale study of how these creatures use urban and suburban habitats.

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