“Live Forever” Dudleya pulverulenta, or chalk dudleya
Nature in L.A.

Drink in Your Summer Garden

The Museum's manager of horticulture, Daniel Feldman, identifies five plants—for your garden and ours—that thrive in summer. 
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Dune sedge, strawberry, and juniper make good lawn alternatives

Get Off Your Lawn

Quit cutting grass and start cutting down your water usage with inspiration from our Nature Gardens
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Naturalist Nature in L.A.

NHM BioBlitz at Liberty Canyon
An introduction to a wild crossing
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Cooper's hawk on a railing by inaturalist user radrat
Research and Collections

How Littler Raptors Are Making It in the Big City

Picturing the perfect city raptor with community science data
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Backyard Birding Episode 2: Habitats

The incredible variation in L.A. County’s landscape also means there’s an incredible variety of birds.
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Backyard Birding Episode 3: Seasonality

From molting to mating, there’s always something new happening throughout the year.
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Group of children ponding in the Nature Gardens at NHM

A Ponding We Will Go!

¡Vámonos al charco!
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Explore Jane Goodall's Profound Impact on Conservation and Advocacy

On March 25, a panel of L.A. community scientists, conservationists and activists discussed Dr. Goodall's evolution to activism and how we can all make a difference for the second installment of A Closer Look at Becoming Jane at NHM.
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Anacapa Island Channel Islands landscape

Off to Anacapa!

Our Anthropology Curator heads to the Channel Islands on an unprecedented underwater archaeology expedition to find evidence of the first people to set foot on these shores
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Chimpanzees: Redefining What It Means to Be Human

Dr. Jane Goodall’s scientific insights revealed how similar we are to chimpanzees.
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