Learn about contemporary uses of native plants by California Indian people from many areas of California and Baja California. Read more at the Malki Museum website Events page. This is a free lecture.

This film shines light on the knowledge of indigenous peoples across California and their deep understanding of plant and animal life. This free series is presented by a partnership between the UCR Center for Conservation Biology and Friends of the Desert Mountains. Although the lecture is free, please register.

The Desert Institute of the Joshua Tree National Park Association and the Palm Springs Public Library present "When Women Seldom Traveled Alone: Botanist, Mary Beal, Wandered the California Deserts in Search of Rare Plants" by Julia Sizek. The lecture is free.

Twentynine Palms Historical Society and The Desert Institute of the Joshua Tree National Park Association present "The Dunn Family History in 29 Palms" by Bob and Jeff Dunn.  $5 admission. Limited seating; early arrival is advisable. 

The Marine Corps Combat Center's innovative tortoise program gives an imperiled species a head start, even in an active military training area. The speaker is Dr. Brian Henen. This free event is part of the Wild Coachella Lecture Series presented by a partnership between the UCR Center for Conservation Biology and Friends of the Desert Mountains. Although the lecture is free, please register.

The Desert Institute of the Joshua Tree National Park Association and the Palm Springs Public Library present "Kokoweef: Still Searching for the Lost River of Gold" by Kim Stringfellow. The lecture is free.

Drs. Lesley DeFalco and Todd Esque will present on the challenges of re-vegetating degraded Mojave Desert scrublands.  They will share how this old problem requires a novel perspective to repair habitats that support diverse wildlife and plant communities. Although the lecture is free, please register. This is part of the Boyd Deep Canyon Lecture Series.

Twentynine Palms Historical Society and The Desert Institute of the Joshua Tree National Park Association present "Pioneertown USA: Where the Old West Lives Again" by Kenneth Gentry, author and historian. $5 admission. Limited seating; early arrival is advisable.