Up in the mountains south of the town of Tehachapi is a little opening in the forest where tens of thousands of ladybugs gather each year to overwinter in dense clusters of orange and black beetles.

Audubon meets for the first time in 2025 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Golden Hills Elementary School. You won’t want to miss this. We are celebrating Carol Gates! She has been our leader for the ...