Puente Hills Nature

The result of all of that “love in the air” (see blog posting from February 25, 2009) is chicks which have hatched and are growing fast! I ...

While many people have heard of our resident threatened species, the coastal California gnatcatcher, we have an endangered species that is a...

OK – I know I already talked a little about snakes in my last blog, but given the frequency of snake observations over the last few weeks I ...

The first day of spring was last week, and the wildflowers are putting on a great show in the hills. Although the most commonly noticed wild...

Poison oak seems like one of the hardest plants to identify, especially to those who are not botanically-inclined. But it seems like it is t...

There is a public display of affection everywhere these days, even over our heads. Spring is just around the corner and the hawks in our are...

The Puente Hills is surrounded by a large perimeter of urban edge (approximately 25 miles). This presents challenges to people living near o...