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Keeping it Natural
Keeping it Natural
A natural amphitheater like the Hollywood Bowl is a rare thing, and a habitat that's a haven for people, flora and fauna alike – in the middle of an urban area like Los Angeles is even rarer. Here's what we do to make sure everything has a home at the Bowl.
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary
We have been certified as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, a designation granted to organizations that implement an environmental management plan.
The Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program goals include:
- Outreach and Education
- Resource Management/Water Conservation
- Wildlife and Habitat Management
Taking Steps to Protect the Flora and Fauna
The LA Phil and LA County staff, musicians and Bowl patrons aren't the only living creatures that go to the Bowl in droves every year. Dozens of animal and bird species and hundreds of native plants call the Bowl home as well, and we see it as part of our job to make sure they're cared for in the best way possible. Not only do we foster native animals by maintaining as natural an environment as possible, we've also emphasized the use of native plants throughout the Bowl, which use less water than imported plant species as well as helping in revitalizing the animals who live in and around the Bowl.
Hollywood Bowl Flora and Fauna
Mammals at the Hollywood Bowl:
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
- California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi beecheyi)
- Mule deer (Odocoileus haemionus)
- Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginianus)
- Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger)
- Brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani).
Snakes and lizards at the Hollywood Bowl:
- Gopher snake (Pituophis melanoleucus)
- Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
- Southern alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)
- Side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana).
Birds at the Hollywood Bowl:
- Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- California quail (Callipepla californica)
- Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- Western scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
- Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Band-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas fasciatus)
- Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
- American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos).
Native plants at the Hollywood Bowl:
- Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
- Black Sage (Salvia mellifera)
- Coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica)
- Monkey Flower (Mimulus purpureus)
- Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
- Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
- Barberry (Berberis fendleri)
- Fuchsia-flowered Gooseberry (Ribes speciosum)
- Lemonade Berry (Rhus integrifolia)
- Meadow-rue (Thalictrum flavum)
- Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata)
- Yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei)
- California Sycamore (Platanus racemosa)
- California Lilac (Ceanothus oliganthus)
- Elderberry (Sambucus cerulea)
- Scrub Oak (Quercus berberidifolia)
- Phacelia (Phacelia grandiflora)
- White Nightshade (Solanum americanum)