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Audubon Center at Debs Park

Where Nature and Community Thrive
Discover adventure, birds, and how to make a difference at an Audubon center.

4700 North Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90031

Center Hours :

Open Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm

Los Nogales Nursery:

Open Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm

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Spotted Towhee

The Audubon Center at Debs Park is a natural jewel in the heart of Los Angeles where community and nature come together.

Nestled in the heart of Los Angeles, the Audubon Center at Debs Park is a vibrant community hub dedicated to protecting birds, restoring habitat, and inspiring people to connect with nature. Through hands-on conservation, climate action, and a wide range of programs, we work to create healthy, resilient environments for both wildlife and people.

As the first center built by the National Audubon Society within an urban area to specifically engage the local Highland Park community, we play a key role in building a more diverse and inclusive conservation movement in Los Angeles and beyond. Our mission is to inspire people to experience, understand, and care for the natural world, starting in our own neighborhoods. We focus on restoring habitat for birds and other wildlife at Debs Park and along the L.A. River, while also restoring the vital connection between people and the land in Los Angeles.

Make Things Better Together

Community members help keep Debs Park a great place for people, pollinators of all types, and birds. In 2024, we worked together to create a space that supports pollinators with beautiful California native plants such as Hummingbird Sage and California Fuchsia. When you visit, you can see the amazing transformation through the year, made only possible through staff and volunteers like you!

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Upcoming Events
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Test Plot Habitat Restoration
Jun
5
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Test Plot Habitat Restoration
Los Angeles, CA
Come get your hands dirty and help out with Test Plot!
PAID EVENT Living Earth - Sharada Shashidhar’s ‘A Foot on the Ground’ Album Release
Jun
5
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Audubon Center at Debs Park
PAID EVENT Living Earth - Sharada Shashidhar’s ‘A Foot on the Ground’ Album Release
Los Angeles, CA
Community Habitat Restoration
Jun
7
8:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Community Habitat Restoration
Los Angeles, CA
Join us and get your hands dirty as we help restore California native plants!
Urban Farm Stand Readiness with LA Food Policy Council
Jun
10
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Urban Farm Stand Readiness with LA Food Policy Council
Los Angeles, CA
Marking Monarchs
Jun
11
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Marking Monarchs
Los Angeles, CA
The Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) at the Audubon Center at Debs Park is a community science initiative that invites volunteers to engage in...
Marking Monarchs
Jun
18
8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Marking Monarchs
Los Angeles, CA
The Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) at the Audubon Center at Debs Park is a community science initiative that invites volunteers to engage in...
Living Earth
Jun
20
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Audubon Center at Debs Park
Living Earth
Los Angeles, CA
The Magic of Seabird Colonies, and One Scientist’s Unique Way to Mitigate the Crises They Face
June 03, 2026 — A motivating conversation with Aspen Ellis, a PhD candidate researching seabirds and offshore wind
Making Waves at California Ocean Day
June 02, 2026 — Audubon California joins ocean leaders in Sacramento, charting a hopeful course for the future of our coast.
Jodi Pinder, biologist and Working Lands Project Association with Audubon California, releases Tricolored Blackbird as part of Audubon California's movement study.
Tiny Tags, One Million Tricolored Blackbird Detections, and New Clues for Conservation
May 30, 2026 — New tracking technology is showing us where Tricolored Blackbirds go beyond the breeding season—and how we can better protect them.
Birds “Falling Out of the Sky,” Red Vinyl Seats, and 30 Years of Audubon California: A Conversation with Andrea Jones
May 21, 2026 — From MacGillivray’s Warblers at Tejon Ranch to a high-stakes Owens Lake meeting in Burbank, Andrea Jones reflects on Audubon California’s past—and what comes next
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