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Sustainable Sundays: Good Eats

Sustainable Sundays takes the phrase "Think Global, Act Local" and turns it into an engaging, creative, fact-filled day that shines light on a host of conservation issues, and helps connect visitors with organizations dedicated to environmental causes.

We invite you and your family to take part in this stimulating monthly series, bringing together Museum scientists and guest researchers to weigh in on issues that affect us all personally as much as globally. The next event in the Sustainable Sundays series, Good Eats, will be held at the Museum April 11. Learn more >

First Annual Santa Monica Mountains Science Festival

For inquiring minds of all ages! Watch owls fly at night. Identify a wildflower. Learn how to track mountain lions and bobcats. Listen to stories from long ago. Discover the mysteries of your neighborhood national park! We are parterning with the National Park Service to sponsor the first annual Santa Monica Mountains Science Festival which will take place at Paramount Ranch on Friday, April 16, 7-10 pm and Saturday, April 17, 11 am-5 pm. View PDF >

Age of Mammals Debuts in July! 

The Museum will open its newly restored 1913 Building in July with Age of Mammals — an exhibition that’s been 65 million years in the making. See L.A. Times story >

Fin Whale Passage Opens

After being absent for nearly four years for intensive cleaning and conservation, the beloved fin whale specimen returns home to the Museum in a newly renovated gallery. Read the LAist entry or visit our website page.

Transforming our Galleries

We debut a series of groundbreaking exhibitions starting next year. The new Age of Mammals and Rotunda exhibitions arrive in the summer of 2010; Dinosaur Mysteries in summer, 2011; and Under the Sun in late 2012. Not only will they nearly triple the objects on view at NHM, they will tell stories that no other natural history museums tell. Learn more >

Field Trip: Spring Birding at Malibu Creek 

On Saturday, March 27 (8 am - 2 pm) learn about the varied birdlife of the Malibu Creek area of the Santa Monica Mountains with a Museum scientist! Join Kimball Garrett, Ornithology Collections Manager, on this daylong exploration of the sights and sounds of the birds at Malibu Creek State Park and Malibu Lagoon. We’ll find and identify dozens of bird species by sight and sound and learn about their natural history and conservation issues. It’s a great introduction to the biodiversity of woodland, chaparral, and coastal wetland habitats in the Los Angeles region. Participants provide their own transportation and lunch. Limited to 25 participants. Grades 3 and up. Members $40, general admission $45. Call (213) 763-ED4U (3348) or e-mail educate@nhm.org for more information or to register.

Lost Lizards of Los Angeles

With the Museum’s increasing interest in urban biodiversity, we have started looking at all types of wildlife in our highly modified industrial, suburban, and urban habitats. One thing that quickly struck us was that in our own “backyard,” Exposition Park, nobody had seen any lizards. This seemed strange, as lizards are common in other parts of Los Angeles, and it lead to the question “why are there no lizards here?” The answer to this question is the goal of the LLOLA (pronounced “Lola”) project. Learn more >