Insects and Spiders of San Diego County with Johnson Jou and Joy Inton

By Logan Wiedenhoffer | August 16, 2020 |

Bees, ladybugs, and butterflies. Let’s face it—beyond that, insects and spiders need publicists. Enter Joy Inton and Johnson Jou, two of the most enthusiastic, creepy-crawly-ologists in our region. Johnson and…

Back to School

By Natalie Shapiro | August 23, 2017 |

Each school week finds BVAS Garden Club members Jo Niedeck and Joan Bockman knee-deep in compost. They’re leading a treasure hunt with the children at Laurel, Mission, and South Oceanside…

Bees and Beetles and Bugs, Oh My!

By BVAS News | April 3, 2016 |

A Young Entomologists’ Corner has been installed at the Nature Center. Using actual specimens and our powerful projecting microscope, budding scientists can consider the basic question of what makes an…