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Thursday March 12, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am

Leaders:  Paul Larson and Mary Ekelund, members of ABDSP Botany Society

Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:45 pm

Camels, Sloths, and Seashells - 10:00 am
30 minutes

Friday March 13, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

Solar Cooking Demonstration - 11:00 am
1 hour

Saturday March 14, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

Field Botany Series
Instructor: Michael Wangler
Fee: Member $35, Non-member $45

Start: 12:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Back by Popular Demand!
Instructor: Dennis Mammana
Fee: Members $35; Non-members $45

Start: 8:00 am
End: 8:30 pm

Roving Naturalist in Borrego Palm Canyon - 8:00 am
3 hours

Sunday March 15, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm

FIELD BOTANY SERIES
Instructor: Michael Wangler
Fee: Member $35; Non-member $45

Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm

Instructors: Sanjiv Nanda, Urmi Ray, and Paul Larson

Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:45 am

In Search of the Elusive Elephant Tree - 10:00 am
30 Minutes

Monday March 16, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Tuesday March 17, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 8:30 am
End: 11:00 am

Plum Canyon: A Tenderfoot Trail - 8:30 am
2-3 hours

Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am

 

Leaders:  Grace Clark and Karin Vickars, members of ABDSP Botany Society

Wednesday March 18, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

Squeeze through the Slot - 9:00 am
3 hours

Thursday March 19, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:00 pm

Behind the Ghost Mountain Story: Facts and Fabrications - 9:00 am
2 hours

Friday March 20, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 8:00 am

The Borrego Valley Hawkwatch counts more spring Swainson's Hawks than any site in North America.  It is possible to see 500 hawks in one day!  What are they doing here?  Many of them

Start: 8:30 am
End: 9:30 am

The Borrego Hawk Watch Experience - 8:30 am
1 hour

Saturday March 21, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

Instructor: Larry Hendrickson
Fee: Members $20; Non-members $25

 

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm

Instructor: Dr. Scott Tremor, Curator of Mammals, San Diego Natural History Museum
Member $10; Non-member $15

Start: 8:00 am
End: 10:00 am

The Borrego Valley Hawkwatch counts more spring Swainson's Hawks than any site in North America.  It is possible to see 500 hawks in one day!  What are they doing here?  Many of them

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Fee: $10  (free with registration for Ghost Mountain hike on Sunday, March 22, 2009)

Start: 10:00 am
End: 8:30 pm

Junior Rangers - 10:00 am
45 minutes

Sunday March 22, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

Led by John McDonald
Meet at entrance to Blair Valley

Start: 8:00 am
End: 11:00 am

Roving Naturalist in Borrego Palm Canyon - 8:00 am
3 hours

Monday March 23, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

The Borrego Valley Hawkwatch counts more spring Swainson's Hawks than any site in North America.  It is possible to see 500 hawks in one day!  What are they doing here?  Many of them

Tuesday March 24, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am

 

Leaders:  Grace Clark and Karin Vickars, members of ABDSP Botany Society

Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:45 am

Cahuilla Medicine Chest - 10:00 am
45 minutes

Wednesday March 25, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:00 pm

Heavenly Hike through Hellhole Canyon - 9:00 am
5 hours

Thursday March 26, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Friday March 27, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Saturday March 28, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Start: 8:00 am
End: 3:00 pm

Instructors: Barry Martin and Western Tracking Institute
Fee: $100 for ABFI members, $110 for nonmembers

Start: 10:00 am
Start: 03/28/2009 - 10:00am
End: 03/29/2009 - 4:00pm

EXPERIENCE LIFE ON THE 1850s FRONTIER!

Start: 8:00 am
End: 8:30 pm

Roving Naturalist in Borrego Palm Canyon - 8:00 am
3 hours

Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm

The Borrego Valley Hawkwatch counts more spring Swainson's Hawks than any site in North America.  It is possible to see 500 hawks in one day!  What are they doing here?  Many of them

Sunday March 29, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

End: 4:00 pm
Start: 03/28/2009 - 10:00am
End: 03/29/2009 - 4:00pm

EXPERIENCE LIFE ON THE 1850s FRONTIER!

Start: 8:00 am
End: 10:00 am

The Borrego Hawk Watch Experience - 8:00 am
1 hour

Monday March 30, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Tuesday March 31, 2009
(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 7:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 8:30pm

Beginner’s Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes

(all day)
Start: 02/28/2009 - 11:30am
End: 02/28/2009 - 7:30pm

Sorry, Desert Stargazing is sold out. Click here to sign up for the class on March 14.

Wednesday April 1, 2009
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm

Desert Scents - 1:00 pm
1 hour

Thursday April 2, 2009
Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:00 pm

Hike: Mountain Palm Springs - 9:00 am
5 hours

Saturday April 4, 2009
Start: 8:00 am
End: 5:30 pm

Instructor: Reena Deutsch
Fee: Member $25, Non-member $35

PCT Hikes along and through Anza-Borrego (Re-visited)

Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

This is the rescheduled event.

Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

The Cool Canyon hike has been postponed to a future date TBA due to instructor injury.

Instructor: Paul Johnson
Fee: Member $25; Non-member $35
Start: 8:00 am
End: 8:30 pm

The Borrego Hawk Watch Experience - 8:00 am
1 hour

Start: 8:30 am
Start: 04/04/2009 - 8:30am
End: 04/05/2009 - 12:00pm

PROGRAM SOLD OUT

Saturday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm; Sunday 9 am - 12 pm
Instructor: Joan Schneider, PhD.
Fee: Members $70; Non-members $90 (no-credit option)

Sunday April 5, 2009
End: 12:00 pm
Start: 04/04/2009 - 8:30am
End: 04/05/2009 - 12:00pm

PROGRAM SOLD OUT

Saturday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm; Sunday 9 am - 12 pm
Instructor: Joan Schneider, PhD.
Fee: Members $70; Non-members $90 (no-credit option)

Start: 8:00 am
End: 4:30 pm

Instructor: Reena Deutsch
Fee: Member $25, Non-member $35

PCT Hikes along and through Anza-Borrego (Re-visited)

Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:00 pm

Bird Walk at Tamarisk Grove - 8:00 am
2 hours

Monday April 6, 2009
Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:45 am

Junior Rangers - 10:00 am
45 minutes

Tuesday April 7, 2009
Start: 10:00 am
End: 10:45 am

Junior Rangers - 10:00 am
45 minutes

Wednesday April 8, 2009
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:15 pm

Junior Rangers - 10:00 am
45 minutes

Thursday April 9, 2009
Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:30 pm

Behind the Ghost Mountain Story: Facts and Fabrications - 9:00 am
2.5 hours

Friday April 10, 2009
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm

Junior Rangers - 10:00 am
45 minutes

Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Dr. Jon Rebman, curator of Botany for the San Diego Natural History Museum, will share insights into this very special family of desert plants.

Saturday April 11, 2009
Start: 8:00 am
End: 8:30 pm

Roving Naturalist in Borrego Palm Canyon - 8:00 am
3 hours

Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm

THIS PROGRAM IS WAIT-LIST ONLY, PLEASE CALL 760.767.4063 TO BE ADDED TO WAIT-LIST

Instructor: Jon Rebman, Ph.D.
Fee: Member $35; Non-member $45