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Blue-grey gnatcatcher on Laurel Sumac from the Irwindale burn area
Nature in L.A.
Ash and Green Shoots
Wildfires can leave scars on our psyches and the landscape. Community Science Program Manager Sam Tayag discusses finding solace in witnessing nature’s recovery.
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wildfire exhibit hero image
Nature in L.A.
Match Point
Regan Dunn, Interim Assistant Deputy Director and Assistant Curator at La Brea Tar Pits, looks at the pervasive planetary issue of fire with a long-term lens.
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Children looking at flowers with magnifiers
Naturalist Nature in L.A.
Nature Gardens Turn 10
A look back—and forward–at all the nature thriving in NHM’s Nature Gardens.
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“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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Birding with students at San Pascual Elementary School
Nature in L.A.
Let's Go Birding!
Join a student-guided avian adventure
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Esperanza Elementary Student Birders Yanny, Bryan, Ervin and Principal Brad Rumble
Nature in L.A.
Kickball. Soccer. Birding. Birding?!
By Esperanza Elementary School students Bryan Lopez, Ervin Paxtor, Yanny Reyes Sanchez, and their principal, Brad Rumble. 
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Christian La Mont
Nature in L.A.
Angelenos Building Community: Celebrating Christian La Mont, Latino Outdoors
Bringing together Latinx hikers, campers, and environmentalists in Los Angeles
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Pumps from BLA
Nature in L.A.
A History of Hydrocarbons
Explore how 20 million years of geology fueled car culture in L. A.
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