We've never been to the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont, but these gigantic and kind of terrifying sculptures of bugs (which we first stumbled across in our Flickr photo pool) just might be the excuse we need to schlep out to the 909. more ›

Environmental reporter Ilsa Setziol is passionate advocate for native plants. For seven years, she reported for NPR-affiliate KPCC, 89.3. Her work has also been heard on PRI's Living On Earth and KQED's The California Report. Recently when Ilsa became a mom, she stared a new blog, Rambling LA, to cover stories about nature, the environment, and outdoor adventures with her son. more ›