Flora & Fauna

  • Tales from the Trails

    When I heard the story that early settlers named Hollywood after toyon, a common Southern California shrub with bright red berries…

  • Beginning Backyard Birding

    With the ongoing stay-at-home order, the Restoration Team at Laguna Canyon Foundation is getting a little antsy. Normally, we spend our…

  • Wildflower Watch

    Here in Laguna Canyon, we‘re tucked right in the middle of coastal sage scrub, an abundant plant community rich with diverse plants and wildlife. On the…

  • It Takes a Village

    Being born and raised in Laguna Canyon, I had the simple pleasure as a child of exploring the hills whenever and wherever I…

  • Restoration Tech Brittney seeding

    ‘Tis the Season

    Laguna Canyon Foundation’s Restoration Team does a variety of fieldwork in the wilderness parks and around our local cities to preserve…

  • Nesting Season is Coming

    While hiking on the trails in Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, I heard a bird call. I looked up and…

  • Wintertime Fun in the Canyon: Listen, Observe, Explore

    The winter months in Laguna Canyon are rich with opportunities to explore the wilderness, make observations and take in the beautiful…

  • Laguna Canyon Foundation in Full Force at Cal-IPC Symposium

    Each year, the California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC) holds a symposium where experts and attendees from all around the state come…

  • An Omnipresent Look

    When my husband, Brian, and I get a chance to watch the sun set over the Pacific, his go-to line is,…

  • Emergent Invasives, the IPP, and You

    Many are surprised to hear that, second only to direct habitat destruction, invasive species pose the greatest global risk to biodiversity.…

  • Fading Out: Are Monarchs a Thing of the Past?

    Monarchs. You know them, but will your grandchildren? These once common creatures are rapidly disappearing. Since the 1980s, 99.4% of the…

  • Fun with Fungi!

    The hills are green, and the rivers, streams, and creeks are flowing. The rain has come, and the plants and animals…