ABDSP Interpretive Activities

Mine Wash Vista - 9:00 am
3 hours
Join Volunteer Naturalists Mary Ekelund and Paul Larson on a drive back into mine wash where you will continue on foot for a 4-mile round trip hike with ever-changing sights around each bend. We will need to climb a couple of 4-foot dry waterfalls on our way to a spectacular view of Shelter Valley. Be sure to bring water, hat, and sturdy footwear. Meet at the beginning of Mine Wash Road, 2.7 miles east of the Tamarisk Grove intersection on Highway 78.

Those Rambunctious Ravens! - 10:00 am
45 minutes
Can you tell Ravens from Crows? Do you believe the myths and poems about Ravens? Come hear Volunteer Naturalist Joan Rosen give an outdoor presentation in the Plaza about our Borrego Ravens and their lively times.

Cahuilla Medicine Chest - 11:00 am
45 minutes
Join Volunteer Naturalist Mike Bigelow in the Discovery Lab to learn about the medicine chest full of effective treatments that the Cahuilla people utilized long before the first Europeans arrived.

These events are free of charge. Call ABDSP Visitor Center for more information (760) 767-4205