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. More information on the lecture is available at the 29 Palms Historical Society website. $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. 

Save this date for a very special meeting with guests of national prominence as well as speakers from the next generation of environmental and conservation heroes.

Joshua Trees have weathered many climate shifts throughout their existence, but never so dray and warm as why they are facing now. The speaker is Dr. Lynn Sweet. 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 "Pioneertown: Where the Old West Lives Again" by Kenneth Gentry. The lecture is free.