Learn from College of the Desert professor Kurt Leuschner about the amazing array of hummingbirds of the southwestern United States, including locally occurring species and where to find them.

More details can be found at the Hi Desert Nature Museum website. A donation of $5 is requested for those who are not Museum sponsors.

In this first of five lectures about the Salton Sea, the focus will be a historical look at the Sea as an epic tale of man versus nature in the harsh California desert. The lecture is free, but please register.

At MBCA's 2020 Annual Meeting we will both celebrate our anniversary and explore the timely topic of Sustainable Tourism. In honor of the completion of our 50th anniversary year, we will release our anniversary book, Celebrating the Past - Envisioning the Future. The presentation on Sustainable Tourism will be provided by two extremely well-qualified and experienced survivors of the tourism onslaught in Joshua Tree National Park, Park Superintendent David Smith, and the National Parks Conservation Association's Chris Clarke, who is their California Desert Associate Director.
  

Several local conservation non-profits will also be present to share their stories. For more details, read our Annual Meeting 2020 Press Release. We hope you'll join us on January 25! 

This popular workshop, presented by Robin Kobaly, well-known local botanist and founder of The Power of Plants and Executive Director of the SummerTree Institute, will offer demonstrations, samples, and a wealth of knowledge about the health, healing, and well-being that can be found through native plant teas. Learn all the details and register ($65 fee) at the Power of Plants website. 

This free workshop is second in a series of four Winter Water Saving Workshops to be held from January through February. There is no fee but registration is required by emailing kjradnich@jbwd.com or calling 760.821.5716. The workshops are sponsored by the Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District, the Alliance of Water Awareness and Conservation, and the Joshua Basin Water District. (The other workshops are: Feb. 8 - basic drip irrigation design; Feb. 22 - irrigation troubleshooting for the homeowner.)

Learn the history of one of our nation's most beloved parks from speaker William West. Here is a full description and a link to register. Registration is requested but the lecture is free.

This free workshop is third in a series of four Winter Water Saving Workshops to be held from January through February. There is no fee but registration is required by emailing kjradnich@jbwd.com or calling 760.821.5716. The workshops are sponsored by the Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District, the Alliance of Water Awareness and Conservation, and the Joshua Basin Water District. (The last workshop is Feb. 22 - irrigation troubleshooting for the homeowner.)

This three-hour workshop presented by Robin Kobaly will demonstrate how to harvest, store, and prepare native plants for medicinal and food purposes. Early registration is suggested, either on the Power of Plants website or by emailing Robin (robin@powerofplants.com) or calling her at (760) 363.1166. Following registration and fee payment ($65), directions to the workshop location will be provided. Robin is a well-known local botanist, and founder/Executive Director of the non-profit SummerTree Institute. Her Power of Plants program provides workshops and classes at modest cost to engage people with the "captivating world of plants and their impressive uses." 

The Morongo Basin MAC meets monthly (except August and December). As soon as available each month, the agenda will be published on this page.