I had the opportunity to lead a nature walk around the garden at Leo Politi Elementary School. The school is between Koreatown and Downtown so it is not near vast green spaces. In 2009, my high school, Dorsey High, collaborated with the elementary school students and other volunteers to begin Read more…
This year was the first L.A Urban Festival at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. In this festival, we celebrate the rich biodiversity within the large city. Many nature programs, organizations, and naturalists were there such as the L.A Zoo, the Cal and State Parks, California Native Plant Society, Read more…
As I write “Week 13” I am shocked how many weeks have gone by since all the interns departed from the training in San Diego. Throughout these past weeks I have grown to become a better citizen scientist and an environmental educator. Every work day I learn something new and Read more…
Long, long ago before Los Angeles became a major city with a high population density, there was a wide range of habitats that maintained a rich biodiversity including wildlife like coyotes, mountain lions, and bears. Over the years, settlers came in and urbanization began through the Gold Rush, agricultural production, Read more…
Wow! I can’t believe my time is up. These five months went by really fast!! I can honestly say I have learned a lot and gained a lot of experience that others can take years to gain. I am so thankful to everyone that made this internship possible, not only Read more…
It has been a very exciting week regarding the Least Terns! We have spotted Least Tern chicks for the first time in over five years and we have set up a fence within the exclosure to keep the chicks from going out of the exclosure. That will protect them from Read more…
Being from Southern California we rarely get any rain…especially because we have been in a drought for quite some time. When preparing for my bird walk I prepared by thinking to myself about how many people might attend, what to talk about, and which trail to take them on…ect., but Read more…
This week I participated in a walk-through of the Least Tern site in Venice, and we counted 53 nests! Most of the nests have been around for about two weeks, and they usually hatch at about three weeks. Then, it takes the chicks another twenty or so days to become Read more…