Our deserts are home to some of the most biodiverse bee communities on Earth, but they are also imperiled by warming temperatures. Dr. Hollis Woodard will discuss some of the unusual bees in our surrounding deserts and how they are impacted by our rapidly-changing planet. Although the lecture is free, please register. This is part of the Boyd Deep Canyon Lecture Series.

In this lecture you will learn all about the venom, risks, behavior, ecology, and habitat of southern California rattlesnakes. This 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. The lecture is free, but please register.

The Desert Institute of the Joshua Tree National Park Association and the Palm Springs Public Library present "The Secret Lives of Desert-Dwelling Bees" by Hollis Woodard, Ph.D. The lecture is free.

Twentynine Palms Historical Society and The Desert Institute of the Joshua Tree National Park Association present "The Treaty of Temecula and the American Invasion in Southern California" by Sean Milanovich, Ph.D. Candidate, Native American Studies, University of California, Riverside. $5 admission. Limited seating; early arrival is advisable. 

In 2014, Dr. Robert Fisher helped develop a Golden Eagle research program. His team has captured 49 eagles in southern California and generated new data critical for species management. He will offer new data, including risk factors to eagle survivorship. Although the lecture is free, please register. This is part of the Boyd Deep Canyon Lecture Series.

The Desert Institute of the Joshua Tree National Park Association and the Palm Springs Public Library present "Adventures in the Mojave Trails National Monument" by Kyle Sullivan. The lecture is free.

Dr. Christopher Clark will describe ongoing research on Costa's Hummingbird courtship displays, including the sounds they make with their wirings and tail-feathers, and how they learn their songs. Although the lecture is free, please register. This is part of the Boyd Deep Canyon Lecture Series.