Bag, Gecko,Headlight, Community science
Nature in L.A.

Gecko Hunting!

Lila Higgins went to Chatsworth on a gecko hunt!
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Alligator lizard courtship
Nature in L.A.

Studying Lizard Love Through Citizen Science

Because this region is so big and so much of it is private property, we enlist people (aka community scientists) all across the region to help us study the local biodiversity.
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A pair of southern alligator lizards in a bite hold and potentially mating
Nature in L.A.

They're Lovers, not Cannibals!

Our wet winter across the western U.S. is likely to make for an excellent spring mating season for alligator lizards, and we need your help to study their mating activity. 
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A pair of Southern Alligator Lizards in a mating hold
Nature in L.A.

We Want Your Photos of Alligator Lizard Sex

Valentine’s Day is our annual reminder that we are entering alligator lizard mating season.
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Three Southern Alligator Lizards in a Pasadena apartment complex
Nature in L.A.

Dear Los Angeles: We Need Your Photos of Alligator Lizard Sex!

Valentine’s Day is our annual reminder that we are entering alligator lizard mating season.
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Kathy and John Dean in backyard
Naturalist

Valley Bugs and City Lizards

From the San Gabriel Mountains to the beaches, L.A. is home to plants and animals, some of which are found nowhere else on Earth.
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Salamander in hand
Nature in L.A.

California Showers Bring Salamanders: Please Help us Find Them

Join us in some community science research to help us study salamanders across the L.A. area!
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