Facilitated by Dr. Chris Tracy, Director of the UCR Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center, each free presentation is designed to examine the world in new and surprising ways. Speaker will be RoxAnna Breitigan, discussing conservation efforts to save a species of Oryx.

Twentynine Palms Historical Society and Joshua Tree National Park Association present Cane West, NPS Ranger, on "Joshua Tree: A Place in the American West." Read more about the series at the website of either the Historical Society or the Park Association. $5 admission.

Facilitated by Dr. Chris Tracy, Director of the UCR Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center, each free presentation is designed to examine the world in new and surprising ways. Dr. Ken Nussear's presentation asks these questions: Is brown the new green? Is there room for all of us? Are we doing all we can to recover protected species? 

Twentynine Palms Historical Society and Joshua Tree National Park Association present Kyle Sullivan, BLM Ranger, on "Adventures in the Mojave Trails National Monument." Read more about the series at the website of either the Historical Society or the Park Association. $5 admission.

Facilitated by Dr. Chris Tracy, Director of the UCR Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center, each free presentation is designed to examine the world in new and surprising ways. Dr. Lesley DeFalco and Dr. Todd Esque will discuss the tribulations and triumphs of Mojave Desert restoration. 

Twentynine Palms Historical Society and Joshua Tree National Park Association present Ronald May, RPA, and Warner Graves III on "Postcards from Mecca: The California Desert Photographs of Susie Keef Smith and Lula Mae Graves." Read more about the series at the website of either the Historical Society or the Park Association. $5 admission.

Facilitated by Dr. Chris Tracy, Director of the UCR Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center, each free presentation is designed to examine the world in new and surprising ways. Dr. Alex Gerson will discuss how migratory and desert birds deal with warming temperatures in a changing climate. 

Twentynine Palms Historical Society and Joshua Tree National Park Association present Marina West, General Manager of the Bighorn Desert-View Water Agency, on "History of Water in the Morongo Basin - Perspectives on an Underappreciated Resource." Read more about the series at the website of either the Historical Society or the Park Association. $5 admission.

Facilitated by Dr. Chris Tracy, Director of the UCR Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center, each free presentation is designed to examine the world in new and surprising ways. Dr. Misty Paig-Tran will discuss how studying marine organisms can improve our daily lives.