Going Wild at Nature Gardens
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Natural History Museum Los Angeles County. Photo: Carol Bornstein
Nature Gardens at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum invites wildlife into the heart of the urban environment.
Between our new Nature Gardens and the resources of the Nature Lab, Angelenos can connect the ongoing work of our scientists with the diverse urban wildlife of greater Los Angeles in ways that are directly relevant to all of our daily lives.
—Karen Wise, NHM Vice President of Education and Exhibits
Browse a photo gallery of resident wildlife at Nature Gardens
(click thumbnail to start the slides, then toggle between shots with onscreen arrows or your keyboard)
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- The newest Pollinator Garden at Nature Gardens. Photo: Carol Bornstein
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- Informative and engaging signage invites visitors to get their hands dirty. Photo: Carol Bornstein
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- Kids explore the compost bins in Nature Garden’s Get Dirty zone. Photo: Carol Bornstein
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- A malaise trap, a large tent-like structure designed to trap flying insects for study. Photo: Carol Bornstein
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- California native Conejo buckwheat (Eriogonum crocatum) Photo: Carol Bornstein
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- The pond at Nature Gardens is a magnet for wildlife. Photo: Carol Bornstein
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- Everyone loves ponding activities at Nature Gardens. Photo: Richard Hayden
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- Mourning cloak butterfly eggs on the back of a Salix leaf. Photo: Carol Bornstein
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- Signage points to solitary bees nesting in a bee hotel. Photo: Carol Bornstein
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- A leaf-cutting bee (Megachile sp.) emerging from the bee hotel. Photo: Brian Brown
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- The bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) weaves an unusual hanging pouch-like next. Photo: Carol Bornstein
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- Common Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii) Photo: Miguel Ordenaña
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- Allen’s hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) nesting. Photo: Miguel Ordenaña
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- Map of the Nature Gardens courtesy of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
