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Naturalist Nature in L.A.

NHM BioBlitz at Liberty Canyon

An introduction to a wild crossing

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

Backyard Birding Episode 2: Habitats

The incredible variation in L.A. County’s landscape also means there’s an incredible variety of birds.

Backyard Birding Episode 3: Seasonality

From molting to mating, there’s always something new happening throughout the year.

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.

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