Invertebrates > Insects
The Palos Verdes Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis) is one of the rarest, most fragile, and most fiercely protected butterflies in North America. Confined exclusively to coastal sage scrub habitat on the ocean-facing bluffs of California’s Palos...
Birds > Songbirds
The California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica) is a diminutive, charismatic songbird endemic to the rapidly diminishing coastal sage scrub habitats of southern California and the Baja California peninsula. Weighing barely more than a nickel, this energetic...
Plants > Trees & Shrubs
The Southern California Walnut (Juglans californica), also celebrated as the California Black Walnut, is a distinctive native hardwood tree endemic to the hills and coastal canyons of Southern California. Unlike its imposing northern relative, this resilient species...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber) is one of the largest, most visually magnificent, and behaviorally placid pit vipers native to North America. Endemic to the rugged coastal ranges, arid chaparral hillsides, and desert bajadas of southern California and the...
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