things like climate chaange, andnd the realility ist onene of the b biggest t threats actually u urbanizatioionso,o, we now knknow that asas o, 50% of the human population is now living in urban areas, and so, suddenly, it becomes a huge imperative on people to understand how we can make urban areas more welcoming to native and desired specicies. and what betttter place to do that than los angeles? [bell rings] man: esperanza is located in one of the highest-density neighborhoods of downtown los angeles. [kids speaking indistinctly] i'm the principal of esperanza elementary school, just east of ththe skyscrapers of f downtownn the westlake neieighborhood, downtown los angeles. woman: can you write the name and post it under the correct bird? kids: house finch, mourning dove, european starling, brewer's blackbird, red-tailed hawk, american crow. boy: hooded oriole,e, gray egre, great blue heron, and a mockingbird. rumble: the students love this. they love charging in here and really getting to know at a very deep, profound level what's showing up in our habitat. we observe, we record, we analyze