Of the many scientific surveys and studies Friends of Griffith Park (FoGP) has sponsored over the last decade-plus,...
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Urban Wild Articles
Nuttall’s Woodpecker: a Californian Special
You'll probably hear its distinct voice before you see the elusive Nuttall's woodpecker. The call is a loud...
Urban Woodpecker Granaries in Griffith Park
Griffith Park serves as home to a large number of native plants and animals. Over thousands of years, the animals and...
Urban Raptors Surviving on the Streets: the Los Angeles Raptor Study
Over the six years of the Los Angeles Raptor Study, a community science supported by Friends of Griffith Park, more...
Highlights of the Los Angeles Raptor Study 2022
Background Launched as the "Griffith Park Raptor Survey" in 2017, we renamed our effort the "Los Angeles Raptor Study"...
Jorge Ochoa Discusses the Intricacies of Griffith Park’s Flora and Fauna
There's a vast, amazing natural world in Griffith Park and Long Beach Community College professor Jorge Ochoa spells...
L.A’s Urban Bats Fill the Night Sky
This year, FoGP is helping fund a project that will shed a light on one of the most unfairly maligned creatures around...
An Appreciation of P-22
Ten years ago in 2012, when mountain lion P-22 was discovered haunting the hills of Griffith Park, this wasn't just...
Species of Concern: Miguel Ordeñana Discusses Griffith Park Bats
The last in the series on our Species of Special Concern highlighted the different species of bats found in and around...
Species of Concern: Chris DeMarco’s Discussion of the Western Gray Squirrel
At one time, the western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus) ruled the roost, so to speak. That was, until the...
Species of Concern: Recap of Sarah Wenner’s Talk on Horned Lizards
Blainsville's horned lizard... so unobtrusive on the landscape, it could easily be overlooked, unless one is actively...
The Fifth Year Griffith Park Raptor Study Begins to Take Flight
Today, Saturday, Feb. 20 marked the opening of the 2021 Raptor Study with a Zoom training session featuring study...
Update: Bluebird Nesting Boxes
Earlier this year, FoGP member Bruce Painter again placed homemade nesting boxes in Griffith Park with the hopes of...
Save California’s Bees: All 1,600 species
We've all heard the popular slogan, "Save the Bees!" Responsible for essential pollination services in the ecosystem,...
Quite the Quail
The ground-dwelling California quail (Callipepla californica) is often heard, but seldom seen in Griffith Park. They...
Encouraging Kestrels with Nesting Boxes
American Kestrels, the smallest of falcons in North America, are beautiful creatures and amazing hunters. Their...
Coyote Hazing Meeting / Video
How to coexist with coyotes is always a controversial subject in Los Angeles. Some residents want them extirpated by...
Western Gray Squirrel Genetics Study Begins
First published in Griffith Park Reporter/Winter 2014-15 The western gray squirrel, Griffith Park's only indigenous...
UCLA Bobcat Study Finds Wild Cats and More in Griffith Park
Griffith Park is an island of natural habitat for native bobcats, allowing these beautiful and elusive creatures to...
Wild About Mushrooms in Griffith Park
With luck, Griffith Park received a small dose of rain just before experts arrived in LA to help with the first...
Big Cat Confirmed
Spring 2012 Griffith Park Wildlife Connectivity Study Records Mountain Lion in Our Midst It happened on February 12,...