ABDSP Interpretive Activities

Beginner's Bird Walk - 7:30 am
90 minutes
Join Volunteer Naturalist Ann Keenan for an easy walk around the Visitor Center Garden looking for the common birds of our desert. Please bring binoculars and a field guide if you have one. (This program will be canceled if raining.)

Lifestyles of the Hot and Thirsty - 10:00 am
30 minutes
Cactus and succulents have some amazing adaptations that help them survive in extremely hot and dry climates. This talk will reveal some little-known facts about how cacti work overtime to stay alive. Volunteer Naturalist Don Rideout will discuss the most common cactus species of Anza-Borrego as we stroll through the Visitor Center garden.

Arachnophobia - 11:00 am
30 minutes
Join Park Interpreter Nova Clarke in the Discovery Lab for a look at the eight-legged residents of Anza-Borrego. Find out about their role in the ecosystem and why there is no reason to be afraid of them.

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