Teranga Ranch

Virtual Urban Wildlife Tracking for Kids
2022-06-20 - 2022-06-24 | CA
Wildlife in the City with Teranga Ranch!
Looking for something DIFFERENT, FUN, and EDUCATIONAL?
Hands-On Fun at home!
Join Teranga Ranch’s credentialed Biology teacher this summer!
First- We’ll mail or deliver your own personal tracking kit with all the materials you’ll need! Then- we’ll get online together, do the activities & learn the science behind them!

This unique program is all about learning how to coexist with local native wildlife!
We’ll talk about hiking safety, we’ll talk about and learn to track backyard and local wildlife, and we’ll do nature journaling and drawing! There will be discussions and hands-on activities such as: dissecting owl pellets, creating our own native animal tracks from tracks you find near your home or on a hike(w/plaster of paris) , making track plates to learn about the wildlife that’s in our own backyards and more!
Ages: 8-12
$100
June 20-24
9am-11am
Reserve your spot today! Contact us for registration information.
Call 818-305-4377 or Email: info@terangaranch.org

Bears in Strange Places... Tujunga Edition
2022-06-09 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Bears in Strange Places…
Most folks don’t know what to do!
What would you do?
Learn how bears think and how to act if you cross paths with one of these beautiful creatures.

Our speaker is Dana Stangel, a Biology teacher and Urban Wildlife Specialist with Teranga Ranch. She conducts backyard wildlife consultations, hosts public presentations, and organizes educational field trips to learn about and observe native wildlife.
Teranga Ranch is a wildlife education organization educating Californians about local wildlife, teaching us how to coexist. Dana goes to schools, home owners association meetings, and holds community meetings when there is a perceived wildlife issue, like coyotes. Dana will bring humane hazing devices and will discuss humane alternatives to poison, traps and guns.
Teranga Ranch teaches community classes about local wildlife, presents workshops and hosts Field Trips. They also provide opportunities for anyone to get outside and involve themselves with wildlife, nature and Science.
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Bolton Hall Museum is located at
the corner of Commerce & Valmont
Parking is available across the street at the Elks Lodge
Free admission and all are welcome!
Suggested donation: $3 per person
All proceeds benefit Teranga Ranch

Coexisting with Backyard Wildlife- Especially Coyotes!
2022-05-16 19:00 - 20:30 | CA
Who shares your backyard when you are not there? What are they doing? How are you attracting wildlife? Is it safe to share your backyard with wildlife? Do you have pets in the yard? Are they safe? How can you deter wildlife humanely? And, what about your FENCE?

Spotting Foxes on Santa Cruz Island
2022-04-30 07:00 - 17:30, 2021-12-20 08:00 - 17:00 | CA
Spend the day with Teranga Ranch and Betina’s Butterfly Garden on an educational adventure as we explore Santa Cruz Island, her foxy inhabitants, and her watery, cetacean-filled surroundings!
Learn the story of an animal that was brought back from the verge of extinction by a dedicated group of humans.
We’ll meet in Ventura. As we cross over the channel to get to the island, and on our way back, we will be on the lookout for whales and dolphins.
On the island we will experience the incredible endemic island foxes, scrub jays, monarchs and more!
The hiking is moderate (about 3 miles..A bit of a hill at one spot..), we can take our time.
Kids over 8 are welcome if they can handle walking and being disconnected for the day.
It’s a picnic lunch, you will need to pack and bring your own food and drinks.
Dress in layers and wear comfortable walking/hiking shoes.
April 30, 2022 7:15am (out of Ventura) – 5pm
$105/per person
Fee includes roundtrip boat ride to and from the island and your personalized guided tour by Urban Wildlife Specialist Dana Stangel with presentations on cetaceans and butterflies by Betina Loudermilk.
Tickets must be purchased by February 28, 2022!
Payments can be made via PayPal (friends and family option, please- you are definitely our friends!): donations@terangaranch.org with the message Santa Cruz Island.
You can also mail a check to Teranga Ranch P.O. Box 4222 Sunland CA 91041
Sorry, no refunds.
www.terangaranch.org

Chatsworth Nature Preserve Earth Day Open House
2022-04-23 10:00 - 14:00 | CA
Come celebrate Earth Day with us at the Chatsworth Nature Preserve!
Event highlights include: Opening Ceremony with Native American Blessing, Guided Nature Hikes, Community Resource Fair and more!
Teranga will have an informational table there!
Location & Parking: Entry gate on Valley Circle Blvd, west of Plummer St..
Street parking available with imited on-site parking. Map: bit.ly/2naHjvT
BRING: Hats, refillable water bottles, sunscreen and comfortable walking shoes.
NO: bikes, scooters, pets, drones, or cigarettes of any kind

Co-Existing with Backyard Wildlife in the Crescenta Valley
2022-04-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Bolton Hall Museum, 10110 Commerce Ave, Tujunga, CA, 91042, United States
Who shares your backyard when you’re not there? What are they doing? How are you attracting wildlife? Is it safe to share your backyard with wildlife? Do you have pets in the yard? Are they safe? How can you deter wildlife humanely if it’s encroaching too closely? And what about your fence???
We’ll answer these questions and talk about issues like why the new wildlife crossing over the 101 is so important, how we can prevent coyote “attacks” at local parks, what wildlife rehabilitation means and more, as we explore the wide world of urban wildlife here in the Los Angeles area.
1pm

Stone Barn Nature Center Grand Opening
2022-03-19 11:00 - 13:00 | Deukmejian Wilderness Park, 3429 Markridge Rd, La Crescenta, CA, 91214, United States
Join us for the Grand Opening of the Stone Barn Nature Center at Deukmejian Wilderness Park! FREE!
Visitors will be treated to the Climbing Wall, Community Booths, Educational Content, a Gift Shop and tours of the Barn.
Teranga is excited to have an informational table!
For more info contact: nmower@glendaleca.gov or call 818-548-3813
See you then!

Bears in Mind
2022-03-04 18:30 - 20:00 | CA
FREE LOCAL PRESENTATION!
YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE- Space is very limited due to covid restrictions…
Register here: www.glendaleca.gov/BEARS
Our lions are shy, we don’t have tigers, but boy, oh boy- do we have BEARS!
Why do we encounter bears so often in our backyards? Why do we see them in the street or in the swimming pool? Do they really hibernate in the winter? What’s up with that ear tag, anyway?
We’ll also talk about the natural history of bears in California, and what their future could hold.
Join Urban Wildlife Specialist Dana Stangel and Teranga Ranch for this brand new (and really fun) presentation.
Friday
3-4-2022
6:30pm PST
Deukmejian Wilderness Park
3429 Markridge Road La Crescenta, CA 91214

Big thanks to Denis Callet for allowing us to use his captivating images of local wildlife. deniscallet.com

Monarchs & Marine Mammals 2022
2022-01-29 07:00 - 21:00 | CA
Road trip! It’s winter along the California coast!!
Join Teranga Ranch on an educational adventure as we explore the central California coastline and the spectacular native wildlife that can be found there.
Join us on our caravan while we head to Pismo Beach to view the Monarchs (whose numbers are improved this year!!!), Morro Rock to see the Sea Otters, Sea Lions and possibly Harbor Seals, and finally Piedras Blancas to behold more than 10,000 Elephant Seals who are having babies all over the beach!
(If you love taking photos of wildlife in the wild, this is the trip for you!)
We’ll learn about wildlife with a variety of native wildlife educators during the ride and then experience it live right where it belongs, wild and free! Your tour includes 12 hours of personalized, professional guide services, a swag bag with native milkweed and other surprises, and the experience of a lifetime! This tour also plans to feature presentations by awesome experts: John Sanders, from the Delphinus School of Natural History and Betina Loudermilk of Betina’s Butterfly Garden.
Saturday, January 29, 2022
(You must reserve by January 24, 2022)
Leave from: Lowell Park & Ride (3930 Lowell, La Crescenta 91214)
OR (Park N Ride: Park n Ride Blvd. Camarillo, Ca 93010 at 7:30am)
Leave at 7am
Fee: $50 per car Reserve with your payment now!
Paypal: donations@terangaranch.org (Message: Monarchs & Marine Mammals)
You can also mail a check to: Teranga Ranch P.O. Box 4222 Sunland CA 91041
All reservations must be in by January 24
More info: www.terangaranch.org, 818-305-4377 or find us on Facebook

No Live YouTube Program This Week
2021-03-31 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-03-30 09:00 - 10:00, 2021-01-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2021-01-05 08:00 - 08:30, 2020-12-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-12-29 08:00 - 09:00 | CA

Meet the Sky Valley Volunteers!
2021-02-10 19:00 - 20:00 | CA
John Luker and Wendi Gladstone, officers on the Board of Directors of SSMPA, have repurposed Save Chatsworth, Inc. a 501(c)(3) Charitable Non-Profit. Our new Mission statement is “to promote healthy and positive stewardship of the local mountains and regional open space through education and habitat restoration”. We have gathered a number of wonderful like-minded lunatics to serve on our Board and field crew. We are a strong and dedicated team.
The Sky Valley Volunteers are identified in one of two ways, depending on who you talk to. Either we are a ragtag group of misfits, fighting overwhelming odds against an implacable foe, in order to save the world… OR… We’re a dedicated group of local stakeholders planting forests in order to protect our little corner of the world… Maybe we are a bit of both? We’ve also been viewed as, “little ants carrying watermelon”.
“We gather acorns, stratify and germinate them, pot and plant the sprouts. We have a very dedicated watering crew who are braving the heat twice a week, keeping the thirsty babies alive. Our team is an incredible and eclectic group of individuals with a common goal in mind: to restore local forests and promote habitat restoration in the wider community.
It is estimated the drought has killed over 111,000 trees in the Santa Monica mountains alone.Twenty six million trees in the western Sierra are dead. Sixteen million trees in Southern California…dead. The extended drought has weakened our trees and made them more susceptible to pests and disease.
We have mountains to heal, come join us!”

Eliot Science Night- 4 Short Presentations
2021-02-03 17:30 - 20:00 | CA
We’re coming at you LIVE from Eliot Science Night!
4 presentations in 2 hours! You want coyotes? We have coyotes! You want pollinators? We have pollinators!
Whether you love our tried and true Coyote presentation or are more interested in our brand new Preparing for Pollinators presentation- we’ve got it all! Short form! Stay for an hour and see both! Stay for 2 hours and see what else this amazing night has to offer!!!!!!

No Live YouTube Program This Week
2020-12-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-12-22 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-11-25 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-11-24 08:00 - 09:00 | CA
Have a wonderful holiday!

LIVE with Poison Free Malibu!
2020-12-16 11:00 - 12:00 | CA
Consider this our holiday gift to you!!!
No matter where you live- Poison Free Malibu has advice for you!
We are so excited to welcome Joel and Kian from the original anti-rodenticide group in SoCal- Poison Free Malibu… If you know and love them- join us to share new projects and information. If you have never heard of them- you’ll be wowed by their stories and successes! poisonfreemalibu.org
Don’t miss this one!
Wed. Dec. 16
7pm
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg

Wildlife of the California Desert
2020-12-15 08:00 - 08:30 | CA
Who says there’s no life in the desert?
Join us while we talk about who you can find in the California desert and why these animals are so cool! These adaptations for survival are not to be missed!
Tues. Dec. 15
4pm
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Cougars & Cocktails with Korinna Domingo
2020-12-09 11:00 - 12:00 | CA
Bring your cocktails, and get ready for stories and laughs with Korinna and Dana….
We are so excited to welcome Korinna Domingo of the Cougar Conservancy to our program!!
Korinna is a longtime friend of ours and steadfast supporter of local native wildlife, especially cougars. She has so many stories to tell, from scrambling through the field with binoculars and a camera to walking the halls of Sacramento with a bill- she’s done it all!
We’ll learn about her newest project, why her organization has been in the news and how you can get involved!
www.cougarconservancy.org
Wed. Dec.9
7pm PST
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg

Live from Betina's Butterfly Garden!
2020-12-08 08:00 - 09:00 | CA
We are so excited to join Betina Loudermilk virtually- live from her amazing garden in northeast Los Angeles. We’ll talk about the plants in her garden, the butterfly life cycle, how butterflies use plants and easy ways to promote pollinators.
Tues. Dec. 8
4pm
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg

3rd Rock Hip Hop! What they're doing for Kids, Science and Watts!
2020-12-02 11:00 - 12:00 | CA
Who is 3rd Rock Hip Hop? What are they up to? We are absolutely loving their music and their message. Join us for an uplifting interview!

Kids Program- 3rd Rock Hip Hop Performance!
2020-12-01 08:00 - 08:30 | CA
You’ve seen them at P-22 day and all around Los Angeles. You’ve heard their new P22 song, “On the Move Again”. They’ve been keeping sustainability COOL since 2006!
It’s 3rd Rock Hip Hop coming to you at home!
They’ll be singing some songs and answering some questions!
We can’t wait for this super FUN event!
Tues. Dec. 1
4pm PST
Live on YouTube:
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg

Salton Sea Slides- A Fireside Chat
2020-11-18 11:00 - 11:30 | CA
I recently discovered the Salton Sea!
Join me on a photo journey of an incredible destination in Southern California. There will be wildlife. There will be art.
Nov. 18, 7pm
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Monarchs & Marine Mammals- Virtually!
2020-11-17 08:00 - 08:30 | CA
Monarchs & Marine Mammals- Virtually!
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
4pm PST
LIVE on our YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCVV7NfWlUJIm8pWYsdt62Mg
It’s winter on the California Coast!
Join us as we explore the central California coastline and the spectacular native wildlife that can be found there- through photos and videos of past field trips.
We’ll see the Monarchs of Pismo Beach, Sea Otters of Morro Rock, Sea Lions, and finally Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas!
(We are hoping to do a live virtual trip in January)!
