Salamander in hand
Nature in L.A.

California Showers Bring Salamanders: Please Help us Find Them

Join us in some community science research to help us study salamanders across the L.A. area!
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opossum feet
Nature in L.A.

Look who didn't get stuck at La Brea Tar Pits

When colleagues at La Brea Tar Pits contacted me, seemingly out of the blue, to request my help with camera trap monitoring in one of their excavation sites, I was already eager to pay them a visit.
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image of wall of bushes and flowers
Naturalist

Nature Gardens Rain Catchers

Angelenos have been switching out lawns for alternative turf, and visiting NHM to soak up conservation tips for their gardens and neighborhoods.
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Oro Vista in the field detecting bats

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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two women reading Wild LA book at community science super project party

Wild L.A.

Take a walk on the Wild (L.A.) side
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ESTEAM Camp kids
Naturalist

An All-New Nature Camp

In the Summer of 2018, there were hundreds of happy campers around L.A. thanks to NHM’s partnership with the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation’s ESTEAM Summer camp.
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Caterpillars are like hot dogs for wasps, but with more protein and healthier! Photo credit: Brian Brown
Nature in L.A.

It's a bird? It's a plane? It's a White-Lined Sphinx Moth!

At the end of every work day, before I head home into that lovely L.A. rush hour traffic, I walk through the Nature Garden at one of my favorite times of the day, the magic hour as the sun sets, the diurnal animals hunker down, and the nocturnal ones get ready for action. 
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woman among trees for community science

Take a Moment to Listen to the Trees

Trees don't have heartbeats.
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Nonnative red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Red Fox Sighted in San Pedro: From Fox Farms to Coyote Food

On a recent visit to San Pedro, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County’s Kimball Garrett crossed paths with a non-native red fox (Vulpes vulpes) near the 22nd Street Landing.
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