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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.

Take a Moment to Listen to the Trees

Trees don't have heartbeats.

Nature in L.A.

City Nature Challenge 2018: A Win For Urban Nature Around the World

May 4, 2018

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.

Nature in L.A.

Bird's Nest Fungi, Exploding Eggs, and Mushroom Soup

Yay! Today I documented the first bird's nest fungus, Cyathus sp., in the North Campus

Nature in L.A.

Backyard Bobcats of L.A.

“Miguel, I found a dead bobcat!” It was 8:30 in the morning when I received a call from my friend Jessie Jennewein.

Toyon on Los Vaqueros Watershed Miwok Trail

Nature in L.A.

California Holly: How Hollywood Didn't Get its Name

In Nancy Dale’s 1986 epic tome of Southern California native plants, Flowering Plants, she has this to say about Toyon — aka California Holly, Christmas Berry, or, if you’re a botanist, Heteromeles arbutifolia:

Nature in L.A.

Niña de la Tierra: Children of the Earth

No it's not the title of a horror film, Children of the Earth bug is actually one of the many common names for Stenopelmatus fuscus.

Research and Collections

A Microscopic Look at Snail Jaws

Have you ever wondered what the inside of a snail's mouth looks like?

'Tis the Season for Baby Lizards

Over the past few weeks, baby lizards have been hatching out of their eggs throughout Southern California.

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

Take a Moment to Listen to the Trees

City Nature Challenge 2018: A Win For Urban Nature Around the World

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

Bird's Nest Fungi, Exploding Eggs, and Mushroom Soup

Backyard Bobcats of L.A.

California Holly: How Hollywood Didn't Get its Name

Niña de la Tierra: Children of the Earth

A Microscopic Look at Snail Jaws

'Tis the Season for Baby Lizards

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