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the Audubon Center
The Audubon Center was highlighted in the Los Angeles Times on December 30, 2007 for its cutting edge approach to connecting the Latino community with the local natural world.

The Audubon Center is
one of the greenest buildings in Los Angeles.

How You Can
Support the Center

If you find an injured bird or other wildlife, please contact a local chapter of the California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators.

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Para información general sobre el Centro Audubon en el Parque Debs llamé al (323) 221-2255. Para información sobre la flora y fauna del Parque Debs, llame a Jeff Chapman al mismo número.

California Thrasher
An uncommon resident
Alison Sheehey © Nature Ali

ARTICLES

An Arroyo Adventure
Summer program continues to grow

Audubon Magazine Feature Article
High Hopes

"LA Times articles"
Audubon Focuses on Nature in Midst of City

Audubon's Gift to LA Kids

URBAN AUDUBON CENTER OPENS IN EAST L.A.

REP. BECERRA HELPS LAUNCH the Audubon Center at Debs Park FOR INNER CITY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

California’s WatchList Birds

Safer City Parks ... LA Community Policing

LA Weekly Article on Audubon Center

Directions to
Debs Park

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Audubon Center at Debs Park

FREE! Open to the Public 4 Days a Week ¡GRATIS!
Wednesday through Saturday - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

What's New

2008 Day Camp Information
Información sobre nuestro Campamento de Verano 2008

Join in on the Audubon Center at Debs Park’s fun May activities!

Check out our May calendar!
¡Mire nuestras actividades de mayo!

Coming up…

Friday May 9 (6:30 - 7:15 pm Bird Walk, 7:30 - 9:30 pm Movie)
International Migratory Bird Day Nature Walk and Movie Night
Join us for a special early evening bilingual bird walk at 6:30 pm followed by a special showing of the movie "Fly Away Home" (starting at 7:30 pm), which tells the story of a father and daughter who attempt to lead a flock of orphaned Canada Geese south by air. The movie will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Healthy refreshments will be available for purchase.

Viernes 9 de mayo
(6:30 - 7:15 pm Caminata para observar aves, 7:30 - 9:30 pm Película)
Día Internacional de las Aves Migratorias y Noche de Película
Venga y disfrute de una caminata para observar aves antes del anochecer (a las 6:30 pm), seguida de la proyección de la película "Volando Libre", a las 7:30 pm. "Volando Libre" cuenta la historia de un padre y su hija que tratan de llevar una bandada de gansos desde el Canadá hacia el sur. La película será presentada en español con subtítulos en inglés. Se venderán refrescos.

April 12-May 10 (Ongoing)
Zone 5 in the City Art Installation
Come experience works of art created by local artists and students that raise awareness about our relationship with the natural world. Artwork can be seen throughout the park, so stop by our front desk to pick up information about the art. For more information: http://zone5inthecity.wordpress.com/

12 de abril - 10 de mayo (continuamente)
Exhibición de la muestra de arte "Zona 5 en la Ciudad"
Venga y disfrute de las obras de arte creadas por artistas locales y estudiantes de la preparatoria Franklin con el fin de generar consciencia acerca de nuestra relación con el entorno natural. Las obras de arte estarán localizadas en diferentes lugares del parque, no se olvide de recoger la información acerca de la exhibición en nuestra recepción. Pare más informacíon: http://zone5inthecity.wordpress.com/

As always our community programs are free for the entire family.
Come connect with the nature of Debs Park!

Since 1998, Audubon has been working with the City of Los Angeles and the communities of Northeast and East Los Angeles to develop the the Audubon Center at Debs Park.

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The result: a cutting-edge environmental education center and ecological monitoring program within the nearly 300-acre city park, located on the border of Highland Park and Montecito Heights between Dodger Stadium and South Pasadena.

Over half the park is covered in walnut-oak woodland, grassland, and coastal sage scrub, a remnant of the native habitats that once rimmed the Los Angeles Basin.

Read more about this wonderful center in Audubon Magazine's March 2004 issue.... High Hopes

For general information on The Audubon Center at Debs Park, contact (323) 221-2255.

Over 25,000 kids, mostly Latino, live within 2 miles of the Audubon Center at Debs Park, with working parents who are simply too busy for trips to the nearby mountains or the beach. Aside from the occasional field trip in grade school, these kids are being left out of environmental education opportunities that children elsewhere take for granted. In fact, the grandparents and great-grandparents in the community, often from rural backgrounds, possess a far broader knowledge of the natural world than do the younger generations. With family-oriented educational programming, the Audubon Center at Debs Park will address these disparities and will serve as a model for urban nature centers across the country.

For specific natural history information, including information on birding Debs Park, contact Patty Sun. She may be reached at (323) 221-2255.

STAFF

Audubon Center
at Debs Park
4700 North Griffin Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90031
(323) 221-2255 (ph.)
(323) 221-2444 (FAX)

Elva Yañez
Center Director

Jeff Chapman
Master Teacher Naturalist

Patty Sun
Teacher Naturalist

Gabriela Castañeda
Teacher Naturalist

Marina Jimenez
Office Manager

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