Wildflower Walks at the Monument
Friends’ volunteers are celebrating our annual Coachella Valley Wildflower Festival. We will be walking on the paved Ed Hastey Garden Trail enjoying a conversation about the various native plants in […]
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Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States
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The Coachella Valley Wildflower Festival
Palm Desert Civic Center Park 43900 San Pablo, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesJoin us for the 18th annual Coachella Valley Wildflower. Wildflower Festival is a free day-long event featuring skilled local artisans, shopping and information booths, enchanting wildflower displays, an exciting raffle, […]
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Birding Walk-About, Desert Willow
Desert Willow Golf Resort 38-995 Desert Willow Drive, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesGrab your binoculars and join a Friends volunteer docent birding expert to look for our feathered desert residents. In this unique urban area, we are still able to find a […]
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Red Dome Trail Hike
Whitewater Preserve 9160 Whitewater Canyon Rd, Whitewater, CA, United StatesThe Red Dome trail is in the Sand to Snow National Monument and part of the historic Pacific Crest Trail. The Friends’ docent will discuss how recent rain events and […]
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Mission Creek Preserve Hike
Mission Creek Preserve 61598-61548 Mission Creek Road, Whitewater, CA, United StatesGrab your hiking poles and join a Friends’ volunteer docent for the Mission Creek Preserve trail. This trail is in the Sand to Snow National Monument created in 2015. We […]
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Yoga with a Ranger
Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesJoin a National Monument park ranger for an outdoor fun yoga flow for all skill levels. Connect with the landscape through a sequence of physical postures, movements, and breathing techniques […]
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Lecture: Water in the Coachella Valley
Rancho Mirage Library 71100 CA-111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesFriends of the Desert Mountains Director of Education Oscar Ortiz will be delivering a presentation that discusses where our water comes from and how our water is used in the […]
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Birding Walk-About, Desert Willow
Desert Willow Golf Resort 38-995 Desert Willow Drive, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesGrab your binoculars and join a Friends volunteer docent birding expert to look for our feathered desert residents. In this unique urban area, we are still able to find a […]
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Mecca Aster Canyon Hike
Box Canyon and Painted Canyon Roads Box Canyon Road and Painted Canyon Road, Mecca, CA, United StatesJoin us for a hike into the Chuckwalla National Monument. On this hike we will walk through a wash full of amazing geology with colors that you will not see […]
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Ed Hastey Garden Walk
Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesEnjoy strolling the Ed Hastey Garden Walk led by Friends’ volunteer docent. It is a great introduction to learn about native plants and animals that inhabit our desert, and the […]
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Mission Creek Preserve Adaptive Sports Hike
Mission Creek Preserve 61598-61548 Mission Creek Road, Whitewater, CA, United StatesJoin SoCal Adaptive Sports and Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a hike for persons with disabilities, their family, and friends on this wheelchair assessable hike. This time, […]
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Volunteer Orientation
Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesWe need ALL volunteers (that are new or have not attended an orientation in the prior season) to attend orientation and sign paperwork. If you have not already attended a […]
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Returning Volunteer Agreement Signing + Updates
Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesWe need RETURNING volunteers (those who have attended a general volunteer orientation) to attend ONE session this year and sign new BLM volunteer agreements. Please attend one of these sessions […]
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Randall Henderson Interpretative Hike – Partial Trail
Randall Henderson Trailhead 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesWILDFLOWERS! HOW DO THEY SURVIVE IN A DESERT? Not every year in the desert produces a super bloom. So how do the seeds of these beautiful wildflowers survive years of […]
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Randall Henderson Interpretative Hike – Full Trail
Randall Henderson Trailhead 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesWILDFLOWERS! HOW DO THEY SURVIVE IN A DESERT? Not every year in the desert produces a super bloom. So how do the seeds of these beautiful wildflowers survive years of […]
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Volunteer Appreciation
Friends of the Desert Mountains 51500 California 74, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesYou and a guest are cordially invited to gather with all your fellow volunteers, Friends staff and board members in celebration and appreciation of your many accomplishments during the past […]
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VOLUNTEERS ONLY: Boyd Deep Canyon Field Day
Friends of the Desert Mountains 51500 California 74, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesExpand your knowledge of the Desert Mountains and be a better “Friend”. We have arranged a special trip to the Boyd Deep Canyon. While there we will have a rare […]
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Pacific Crest Trail at Snow Creek
Pacific Crest Trail Snow Creek Snow Creek Canyon Road and PCT, Whitewater, CA, United StatesJoin a Friends’ volunteer docent on a hike on the spectacular Pacific Crest Trail and learn about some of the epic resources unique to the Monument! Moderate hike through desert […]
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CANCELLED – VOLUNTEER ONLY: Geology of the Desert
Friends of the Desert Mountains Conference Room 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesTHIS LECTURE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Expand your knowledge of the Desert Mountains and be a better “Friend”. Join speaker Joe Migliore and learn the fascinating geology of the Coachella Valley. […]
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CANCELLED: Rancho Mirage-Chuckwalla Trail Full Moon Hike
Rancho Mirage City Hall Parking Lot 69825 California 111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesDUE TO RAIN THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Grab your hiking boots and join Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a full moon hike on the lower portion of […]
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CANCELLED: Rancho Mirage-Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook Trail Full Moon Hike – 7:45p
Rancho Mirage City Hall Parking Lot 69825 California 111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesDUE TO RAIN THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Join Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a full moon hike on the Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook trail loop. You will experience the […]
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CANCELLED: Rancho Mirage-Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook Trail Full Moon Hike – 8p
Rancho Mirage City Hall Parking Lot 69825 California 111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesDUE TO RAIN THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Join Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a full moon hike on the Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook trail loop. You will experience the […]
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CANCELLED: Rancho Mirage-Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook Trail Full Moon Hike – 8:15p
Rancho Mirage City Hall Parking Lot 69825 California 111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesDUE TO RAIN THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Join Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a full moon hike on the Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook trail loop. You will experience the […]
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CANCELLED: Rancho Mirage-Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook Trail Full Moon Hike – 8:30p
Rancho Mirage City Hall Parking Lot 69825 California 111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United StatesDUE TO RAIN THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Join Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a full moon hike on the Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook trail loop. You will experience the […]
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Yoga with a Ranger
Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesCHECK FOR RAIN BEFORE LEAVING HOME – THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED IF RAINING. Join a National Monument park ranger for an outdoor fun yoga flow for all skill levels. Connect […]
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CANCELLED: La Quinta Full Moon Hike – 7:30p Group
La Quinta Cove Trails Parking Lot Calle Tecate & Avenida Bermudas, La Quinta, CA, United StatesTHIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN AND WIND. Experience a hike by moonlight! See the beauty of the shadows and wash of moonlight over our mountains. We will be […]
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CANCELLED: Night Sky Star Observations – La Quinta
La Quinta Cove Trails Parking Lot Calle Tecate & Avenida Bermudas, La Quinta, CA, United StatesTHIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN AND WIND. Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer astronomers will be setting up their telescopes and are inviting you to their “star party”. […]
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CANCELLED: La Quinta Full Moon Hike – 7:45p Group
La Quinta Cove Trails Parking Lot Calle Tecate & Avenida Bermudas, La Quinta, CA, United StatesTHIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN AND WIND. Experience a hike by moonlight! See the beauty of the shadows and wash of moonlight over our mountains. We will be […]
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CANCELLED: La Quinta Full Moon Hike – 8pm Group
La Quinta Cove Trails Parking Lot Calle Tecate & Avenida Bermudas, La Quinta, CA, United StatesTHIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN AND WIND. Experience a hike by moonlight! See the beauty of the shadows and wash of moonlight over our mountains. We will be […]
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CANCELLED: La Quinta Full Moon Hike – 8:15p Group
La Quinta Cove Trails Parking Lot Calle Tecate & Avenida Bermudas, La Quinta, CA, United StatesTHIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN AND WIND. Experience a hike by moonlight! See the beauty of the shadows and wash of moonlight over our mountains. We will be […]
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