Best Wildlife Park Pomona Near Me

4worldlovers:
The are a chapter of the Nature Center Associates of Los Angeles County, a volunteer nonprofit corporation. Our primary mission is to develop an awareness and appreciation of the natural world in children and adults.

The Nature Center Associates, through its chapters, creates and operates interpretive programs at nature centers of natural areas that are administered by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation.

4worldlovers:
The original Reserve consisted of “Box Canyon”, the large canyon behind Building 1 and beneath Kellogg House Pomona (the old Kellogg mansion), in the upper right of the aerial photo. The canyons to the southwest were included unofficially in the early 1990s, but the process to officially add them evidently stalled in 1992 *dead link*. The yellow line delineates the Reserve as it is currently accepted.

The heads of the canyons, although functionally part of the Reserve, belong to the Forest Lawn Cemetery in the east and a City of Walnut greenbelt in the west. In 1995, Forest Lawn cut, filled, and stabilized the upper part of Box Canyon.

The Reserve consists of Coastal Sage Scrub and a small amount of Coast Live Oak Woodland. These communities are shaped by fire, and the Reserve has burned several times. The two most significant events were on August 21, 1981, when Box Canyon burned, and July 28, 1989, when virtually the entire Reserve burned. Baseline data were gathered after the 1981 fire, and studies continued after the 1989 fire.

The Reserve contains four amphibian species, 12 reptiles, 100 birds, 38 mammals, 167 vascular plants, and unnumbered insects. A vegetation survey conducted before the 1989 fire was published in 1990.

4worldlovers: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9, 10, or 11 a.m. and at 2, 3, or 4 p.m.

Tours are given by reservation only. Please make your reservation at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Mt. SAC Events Office, Tour Scheduling, (909) 274-4794. Tours of the Mt. SAC Wildlife Sanctuary are available for groups of 10 to 30 individuals (including teachers or parents).

Visit the Teachers' Area and the Kids' Sanctuary for suggested lesson plans and activities for a more productive and fun-filled visit.