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Western Bluebird, female. Photo: Marti Phillips/Audubon Photography Awards
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What's Up at Debs?
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This year has been challenging for our community and we hope the Audubon Center at Debs Park can continue to be a place where people can find moments of rest, renewal, and connection with nature.
With spring just around the corner, signs of new life are already emerging. This season, we’re excited to celebrate new plantings, restored spaces, and the people who make this work possible. Whether it’s a newly revived trail, a garden designed with birds in mind, or native plants being shared through our nursery, each bloom represents care, collaboration, and hope.
Throughout December and January, our staff, FLIGHT Interns, volunteers, and community partners worked diligently to expand our habitat restoration efforts. Nearly 2,000 California native plants were added to landscapes across Northeast Los Angeles, helping prepare these spaces for the season of growth ahead. This work includes the establishment of a new school garden at Alliance Susan & Eric Smidt Technology High School, the launch of a new restoration site near the Audubon Center at Debs Park, and additional plantings at Río de Los Angeles State Park to support habitat for birds.
As these sites begin to take shape, we look forward to sharing updates and watching them come to life. We invite you to slow down, look closely, and celebrate the native plants that help make Debs Park a place where both people and wildlife can thrive. Just as native plants are resilient, so too is our community, and we hope that their blooms bring you hope as well.
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Hummingbird D, the newest restoration site of the Audubon Center at Debs Park.
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Humming with Excitement: The Launch of a New Restoration Site
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It is winter here at the Audubon Center at Debs Park, which means that it is peak planting season. Our planting season is a bit different than other parts of the country due to our Mediterranean climate, which offers us cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers. It is usually best to plant most of our native plants in the fall and into the winter when the weather starts to cool and the rain finally arrives. This way, the plants’ roots have a chance to establish into the ground and the young plant has a better chance of withstanding the intense summer heat.
This year, we've expanded our Hummingbird trail restoration site with a diverse plant palette. Come learn about how Chelsea chose the plant palette and what you can expect to see in our newest restoration project! Read more
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Take on the 4-Mile Hill Challenge and support local conservation! This endurance event tests your stamina with a scenic, hilly course while giving back to nature. Use code Audubon2025 for $5 off your registration, each use of the code provides a $10 donation to the Audubon Center at Debs Park's F.L.I.G.H.T. program, which empowers youth through hands-on environmental education, leadership, and community connection.
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Audubon Youth Leaders doing habitat restoration. Photo: Mike Fernandez
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Check Out Our Upcoming Events!- February 15th - Birds and Botany Walk
- February 21st - Annual 4 Mile Hill Challenge with Aztlan Athletics
- February 22nd - Community Planting Day
- February 28th - Old Time String Jam Band
- March 1st - Community Planting Day
- March 6th - Test Plot Habitat Restoration
- March 14th - Living Earth with Holy Pepperoni
- March 15th - Community Habitat Restoration
- March 21st - Community Bird Walk
- March 28th - Old Time String Jam Band
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Preston leading the Christmas Bird Count at Audubon Center at Debs Park. Photo: Alecia Smith
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A New Generation at the Christmas Bird Count
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Learn about Preston Hinds, president of Venice High School's ornithology club, a former Audubon Youth Leader, and the lead for the 2025 Christmas Bird Count at Ernest E. Debs Regional Park!
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California Scrub Jay. Photo: Melissa Haylock
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Plants for Birds in Your Backyard
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Wondering how to pick out the perfect plant to bring birds to your backyard? Check out these newly-made Plants for Birds cards that can be found down in Los Nogales Nursery!
Dive in
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Los Nogales Nursery
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Tucked into the hills of Northeast Los Angeles, Los Nogales Nursery has quietly flourished for over a decade—growing native plants, supporting habitat restoration, and nurturing community involvement. Now, something new is blooming: for the first time ever, the nursery is opening its gates to the public for native plant sales, thanks to a new partnership with the Theodore Payne Foundation!
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