Nature gardens endangered plant
Bloomers and Swimmers
On Endangered Species Day, our fish curator and garden director talk about the imperiled species under our care.
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A black phoebe bird perces on a Covid-19 Closure Notice sign.
Nature in L.A.
Nature Comes Home
The results are in! A record number of people participated in City Nature Challenge 2020, mostly exploring in or near their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Opossum
Meet Our Museum Animals
What the Vertebrate Living Collections team has been up to during the museum's temporary closure, including telemedicine and museum walk-abouts.
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Bison on the range
Naturalist
An American Icon, Once Endangered
The natural history and near extinction of the most American of mammals
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Pollinator Meadow in the Nature Gardens Spring
Our Pollinator Meadow
Springs into Bloom
Take a Virtual Tour of Our Nature Gardens
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Close up of lizard on hand
Lizard Scavenger Hunt
How many can you find?
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Humming Bird Nest
Nature in L.A.
The Greater Los Angeles
Egg Hunt
What better way to feel the healing powers of nature than celebrating the beginnings of new life while making a valuable contribution to science?
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painted lady butterfly on flower
Naturalist Nature in L.A.
What Just Flew by My Window?
It's butterfly migration season again!
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kid explores nature in backyard
Nature in L.A.
Explore the Wild Outside
When yards and gardens become more wildlife friendly, the experience can be magical
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Stone Sculpture of North American Toad
Naturalist
A Miniature Stone Zoo
NHM recently welcomed back a beautiful menagerie of tiny sculptures from artist Lu Huan Wang.
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