FIELD OBSERVATIONS of the URBAN WILD

View fullsize this past winter was particularly tough on many levels… and with the literal and metaphorical rain thats been #pouring down in life i decided to make the most of it and #sow some #seeds of #hope… and am happy to report that there is fin
View fullsize i didnt know which way to look!! #southerncalifornia #sunset AND #fullmoon over the mighty #LAriver +plus some #planets #colliding in the #nightsky over #elysianvalley and #elysianpark . #losangeles #california = #outofthisworld !!
View fullsize only in #LA will there be both a #beautiful #sunset and #stunning #snow #storm at the same time… . . #losangeles #california you #crazy (which is why i love you!)
View fullsize spent the #evening #strolling alongside my #numberone #love ;) #lariver you still #stealmyheart every. single. day. . . #happyvalentinesday
View fullsize what do i #LOVE ?! : to #DANCE ! finally got the chance to channel my inner #urbanwild and check #breakdancing off my #bucketlist by cutting a cardboard rug with #losangeles #legends @thegr818ers !! . . #hotrod #cars #cougar #claws #hightops #hoodi
View fullsize from #rivers… through #mountains… to the #ocean… my #mother and i covered a lot of ground #exploring the #eclectic array of #urban #ecosystems in #losangeles !! so proud and appreciative of @pamsuper for making the trek out from
View fullsize long live the #mountainlion #king !! #celebrating my favorite #LA #celebrity #p22 and pumping up for the long road ahead to enhance #urban #wildlife #connectivity in the 2nd largest #city in the country: #losangeles #california… so proud to b
View fullsize perfect place to do some weekend “homework” . . #ojai #california #cabin #lariver #tour #planning #urban #bird #treaty #reading #seasons of the #soul #spiritual #composting at #meditation #mount mighty #oaks bright #moons late night #hawk
View fullsize takin my #trail #cred up a notch by gettin #certified in #wilderness #firstaid #medicine …whos ready for an #adventure ?! . . #urban #wild #preparedness #blisters #woundcare #spinalcordinjury #macgyver #splints and #slings #epipen #training a
View fullsize when it #rains it #pours… over 2,200 #stormdrain outfalls funnel #unfiltered #water directly into the #losangelesriver and out to the #pacificocean as #lickedysplit as possible… a perfect solution for #flood #protection but what about
View fullsize hitched a ride in santas sleigh to the #pacificnorthwest to see some #snow spend some much needed time with #family and bottle up some #seattle #rain to bring back to #losangeles… ! #rainyday #crafternoon sessions #handpuppet making factory
View fullsize #happy belated #solstice from the #pacific #coast and #streams of #southern #california ! may the days ahead be #merry and much #brighter (now that theyre growing longer ;) #roadtrip #camping #adventure #intothewild to #celebrate the #change of #se
View fullsize the #losangelesriver made it into the @nytimes …and so did i !! check out the full story online at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/17/science/la-river-fossils-paleobiology.html OR get it in #print #newstands TODAY!! …and holler at me
View fullsize #mourning the #loss of a #legend but fueled with even more #passion and #purpose to keep working with so many others like @yosemitebethy on creating more “#symbiotic #cities—where #people #plants and other #animals (including #cougars!) c
View fullsize what a week for #environmental #accomplishments in the @cityoflosangeles … was thrilled to be a part the final event with the current @mayorofla where he signed the #oil #ban and #building #decarbonization #ordinances proposed by @planning4la
View fullsize PHOTO 1: the @cityoflosangeles @planning4la wildlife teams #pensive faces during the 7 hour #city #planning #commission deliberation… PHOTO 2: our #elated faces once the commission voted in favor of advancing the #groundbreaking #wildlife #or
View fullsize so stoked to be featured in the recent @99percentinvisible #podcast #episode called #cougar #town alongside other #urbannature #voices / #advocates like @miguel4wildlife and @yosemitebethy !! thanks @ruxguidi for including my #perspective in your
View fullsize this year im #thankful for… #sunset #soundbaths #mountain #horizon lines #mucking around in #streams for #water #bugs #carcamping #tentcamping catching up with old friends / making new ones and (of course) the #newmoon and therefore #newbeg
View fullsize #hiking around the #santamonicamountains smelling #sagebrush and enjoying the #silent #sunset in #solitude #pacificocean #peaceful #views #coastalsagescrub #chaparral #hotdamn #mothernature youre #beautiful and helping me #heal
View fullsize #celebrating my 3 year #anniversary serving as the #urbanecologist for the #cityoflosangeles and am so proud to help support efforts like the proposed #wildlife #ordinance #biodiversity #index and #urbanforest enhancement among other initiatives&hell