Nature

Exhibitions

Earth Day

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The Woolsey Fire in Southern California seen from Malibu Canyon Road.

Wildfire

For many years, we've been adding fuel to the fire.

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Living Wall

Where stone meets soil.

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Nature Lab

Live animals and hands-on interactives show you L.A.’s wild side.

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Children standing around the Paleo Play Zone, a counter with imitation sand and fossils, with mounted taxidermy up high on the wall in the background

Discovery Center

Dig for dinosaurs, wonder at live insects, and organize your own diorama.

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Events

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Sat

07

Oct

Little boy in hat crouches on a low rock ledge and looks into the nature gardens pond

Nature Gardens Exploration

Special Program All Ages

11 am

Drop by the Nature Gardens to explore the wildlife that calls LA home. Topics vary daily.

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Sun

08

Oct

Nature Gardens Exploration

Special Program All Ages

11 am

Drop by the Nature Gardens to explore the wildlife that calls LA home. Topics vary daily.

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Sat

14

Oct

Nature Gardens Exploration

Special Program All Ages

11 am

Drop by the Nature Gardens to explore the wildlife that calls LA home. Topics vary daily.

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Sun

15

Oct

Nature Gardens Exploration

Special Program All Ages

11 am

Drop by the Nature Gardens to explore the wildlife that calls LA home. Topics vary daily.

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Sat

21

Oct

Nature Gardens Exploration

Special Program All Ages

11 am

Drop by the Nature Gardens to explore the wildlife that calls LA home. Topics vary daily.

Learn more

Stories

Elephant Hill Community Nature Celebration and Habitat Survey

Join community members and scientists, Saturday, October 14, to celebrate and study nature on Elephant Hill, an open space in North East L.A. valuable to humans and wildlife.

Welcome to the 2023 LA BioBlitz Challenge

Help discover the incredible biodiversity all over Los Angeles!

Fire north of Montrose-La Crescenta, November 1933.

How Los Angeles Moved Uncomfortably Close to Mountain Wildfires

A look at L.A.'s growth toward wildfires through historic images from the Seaver Center

Wildfire Smoke and Birds

A Q&A with Dr. Olivia Sanderfoot, Director of Project Phoenix

Life reconstruction of fire at La Brea Tar Pits during the Pleistocene as bison are stuck during a wildfire

Why Did the Ice Age Titans Go Extinct?

A new study reveals that human impacts in an environment made fire-prone by climate change and herbivore loss led to large mammals vanishing from southern California.

How Our Museum Grows

A unique and transformative museum mentorship program about biodiversity begins

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Red-tailed Hawk in Cedar Creek smoke - 2 cropped(

Project Phoenix: Investigating Bird Responses to Smoke

This groundbreaking community science project seeks to understand how wildfire smoke is impacting birds.

Backyard Bats

This survey, which is supported by the Disney Conservation Fund, is an opportunity to broaden awareness and interest in conserving species found in urban areas.