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Naturalist

Remembering the First Earth Day

“It was just a real beginning of the environmental movement.”
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Nature in L.A.

Celebrate Nature With Us!

Take the City Nature Challenge and meet the person who started it all!
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Five Sources For Digging Deep Into Dinosaurs Under Quarantine

Look no further for the best dinosaur content currently on the web and your TV screens.
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Pollinator Meadow in the Nature Gardens Spring

Our Pollinator Meadow
Springs into Bloom

Take a Virtual Tour of Our Nature Gardens
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Great white shark
Naturalist

Big Ocean Animal Alert

When one species declines or disappears, an entire ecosystem could be at risk of profound transformation or collapse. ​​​​​​​
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Nature Haikus

Turn your love of nature into a traditional Japanese haiku.
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Clear glass drug bottle from turn of the century

Message From A Bottle

Finds from Exposition Park excavations reveal past lives.
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#MindBlownLA NHM Creatures and Mark “Crash” McCreery

When creating creatures is your life, what do you look to for inspiration?
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