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Los Angeles Region

You can start exploring the richness and complexity of Los Angeles (including the county and its 88 cities) with our Getting Started page, or use the tabs at left to find Topical resources. In our example, we got started by thinking about the MTA.

Ecology

Center for Urban Resilience
Center focused on urban ecology research and educational outreach. CUReS is based at Loyola Marymount University.
Los Angeles Audubon chapter
Southwestern Herpetological Society
California Native Plant Society - Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains

Geology

Southern California Earthquake Data Center -- Los Angeles Map
Recent earthquakes in the city of Los Angeles. Contains data from the USGS-Caltech Seismic Net.
Los Angeles River Master Plan
LA Department of Public Works
Los Angeles Basin Geological Society
Geological Atlas of Los Angeles
California Department of Conservation

Climate

Occidental College weather station
Current weather at Occidental College

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National Drought Mitigation Center -- Los Angeles Climograph
Temperature and precipitation data for Los Angeles region.

Local Climate Records and Data for Los Angeles
National Weather Service
Weather Forecast for Los Angeles
National Weather Service

Local Public Lands

History & Archives

Los Angeles Aqueduct Digital Platform
Friends of the Los Angeles River records, 1987-2013
Representative Maps in Los Angeles History and Growth
Collections located at the Los Angeles Public Library.

Contact Oxy Special Collections & College Archives (specialcollections@oxy.edu) for more help.

Local Citizen Science Projects

Natural History Museum Citizen Science Projects
Occidental College iNaturalist Projects
Discover the results of a variety of iNaturalist projects on the Occidental College campus, including the annualBioBlitz