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SUMMARY:Montane Botanic Garden Trail Adaptive Sports Hike
DESCRIPTION:Montane Botanic Garden Trail Adaptive Sports Hike\nJoin SoCal Adaptive Sports and Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a hike for persons with disabilities\, their family\, and friends on the Montane Botanic Garden Trail. \nNestled in a glen\, situated at 5\,024 feet\, in the shadow of 8\,700-foot Wilshire Peak\, lies The Wildlands Conservancy’s 909-acre Oak Glen Preserve. The Preserve is the home of a Botanic Garden and Children’s Outdoor Discovery Center and includes the entire 114-year-old Los Rios Rancho Apple Farm. \nThe Botanic Garden includes a variety of habitats – ponds\, streams\, wetlands\, oak and pine forests\, chaparral and willow woodland – while Los Rios Ranch is center of operations for 10\,000 apple trees. You can connect with nature\, pick apples and shop at the store and bakery. If you do not want to sample the slow cooked meats or fresh baked goods\, just bring your own picnic. This will be a day of fun! \nWe will be hiking about 2 miles. Bring snacks\, 2 liters of water per person and your hiking poles. Wear close-toed shoes\, a sun hat and sunscreen. \nREGISTER HERE \nFor more information\, contact Michael at mike@socaladaptivesports.org or 760-469-9207.
URL:https://www.desertmountains.org/event/montane-botanic-garden-trail-adaptive-sports-hike/
LOCATION:Oak Glen Preserve\, 39611 Oak Glen Road\, Yucaipa\, CA\, 92399
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SUMMARY:Tortoise Chat and Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Come visit our adopted desert tortoise and get answers to your questions about our charming state reptile. \nWe will also be hosting a story time nearby and reading the bi-lingual book\, “The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit”; the first 70 visitors each day will even get a free copy of the book to take home in honor of Desert Tortoise Week. \nWe will be meeting at the Desert Tortoise Enclosure. Bring 1 liter of water\, a sun hat\, sunscreen and wear close-toed shoes. \nFor more information contact the Visitor Center at 760-862-9984. \n  \nHosted by the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center.\nCo-sponsored by Friends of the Desert Mountains.
URL:https://www.desertmountains.org/event/tortoise-chat-and-storytime/
LOCATION:Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center\, 51500 Highway 74\, Palm Desert\, CA\, 92260\, United States
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SUMMARY:VOLUNTEER ONLY! Water Bus Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us on a fascinating and educational 350-mile\, 11 hour luxury bus tour. Learn about the history and importance of water in the Coachella Valley. Find out how the desert turns green! \nStops along the route include the Imperial Dam\, Colorado River\, the old Plank Road\, Algodones Dunes\, Coachella Canal\, All-American Canal\, and the Salton Sea Recreation Area. \nBring your own lunch – Friends will provide water/sodas and snacks. Please arrive 15 minutes early to board the bus. \nRSVP to Dallas at DWilliams@DesertMountains.org or call him at 760-568-9918. \n 
URL:https://www.desertmountains.org/event/volunteer-only-water-bus-tour/
LOCATION:Sams Club Parking Lot\, 34220 Monterey Avenue\, Palm Desert\, CA\, 92211
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SUMMARY:Monument Night Adventures
DESCRIPTION:Discover how the desert comes alive after dark! Do you know which animals change colors when you use a blacklight? \nUsing our blacklights\, a Friends’ volunteer docent will begin a short walk on uneven cobbled desert terrain in the basin below the dike/levy looking for scorpions and other nocturnal creatures that inhabit our desert. \nThis is a family friendly event. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. \nBring water\, wear closed-toed shoes and a black light if you have one. If not\, we will have a few black lights to share. Sorry\, no dogs allowed on this trail. \nRSVP is required\, and you must bring your ticket with you for check-in 15 minutes prior to start time. Ticket reservations begin 14 days prior to the event. \nYour nonrefundable donation of $5.00 is appreciated and encouraged to support our volunteer programs. \nFor more information contact the Visitor Center at 760-862-9984. \nREGISTER FOR 7:15PM GROUP \nREGISTER FOR 7:30PM GROUP \nREGISTER FOR 7:45PM GROUP \nWe will meet at the Art Smith Trailhead parking lot located just past the driveway for the Visitor Center approximately 100 feet on the southwest side of Highway 74.
URL:https://www.desertmountains.org/event/monument-night-adventures/
LOCATION:Art Smith Trailhead Parking Lot\, MH9R+7Q\, Palm Desert\, CA\, United States
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