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Natural History Museum Los Angeles County. Photo: Carol Bornstein

[sidebar]Nature Gardens
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90007

Visit www.nhm.org/nature to learn more about special programing and events, how to connect with citizen science projects, and check out NHM “critter cams” to get a glimpse of visiting wildlife.[/sidebar]

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)

The newest Pollinator Garden at Nature Gardens. Photo: Carol Bornstein

Informative and engaging signage invites visitors to get their hands dirty. Photo: Carol Bornstein

Kids explore the compost bins in Nature Garden’s Get Dirty zone. Photo: Carol Bornstein

A malaise trap, a large tent-like structure designed to trap flying insects for study. Photo: Carol Bornstein

California native Conejo buckwheat (*Eriogonum crocatum*) Photo: Carol Bornstein

The pond at Nature Gardens is a magnet for wildlife. Photo: Carol Bornstein

Everyone loves ponding activities at Nature Gardens. Photo: Richard Hayden

Mourning cloak butterfly eggs on the back of a *Salix* leaf. Photo: Carol Bornstein

Signage points to solitary bees nesting in a bee hotel. Photo: Carol Bornstein

A leaf-cutting bee (*Megachile* sp.) emerging from the bee hotel. Photo: Brian Brown

The bushtit (*Psaltriparus minimus*) weaves an unusual hanging pouch-like next. Photo: Carol Bornstein

Common Poorwill (*Phalaenoptilus nuttallii*) Photo: Miguel Ordenaña

Allen’s hummingbird (*Selasphorus sasin*) nesting. Photo: Miguel Ordenaña

Map of the Nature Gardens courtesy of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

Carol Bornstein

Virginia Hayes

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