The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County include the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park (NHM), the La Brea Tar Pits in mid-Wilshire/Hancock Park, and the William S. Hart Museum in Newhall. They operate under the collective vision to inspire wonder, discovery, and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds. The museums hold one of the world’s most extensive and valuable collections of natural and cultural history—more than 35 million objects. Using these collections for groundbreaking scientific and historic research, the museums also incorporate them into on- and offsite nature and culture exploration in L.A. neighborhoods, and in a slate of community science programs. This creates a new natural history museum experience that explores the past, but increasingly addresses the present and the future.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Wild Los Angeles
Los Angeles is Full of Nature
The La Brea Tar Pits Tell the LA Story
Water Writes the History of Los Angeles
Fire, Past and Future
Native Species
Exotic Species
Migration
After Dark
Backyards
Science by the People
101 LA Species to Know
Field Trips
