Saharan Mustard Talk & Training

Senior Park Aide Larry Hendrickson will lead four informational trainings for volunteers interested in helping with the removal of non-native Saharan Mustard.

If you are interested in helping control the mustard in the Park, we invite you to become a limited-term Park volunteer (January – April). Limited-term volunteers must attend at least one of the scheduled training sessions.

Additional training dates:
January 16
January 25
February 13

Henderson Canyon Road
January 19           February 1
January 22           February 3
January 26           February 6
January 27           February 9
January 30

We will be working in Borrego Palm Canyon and along Henderson Canyon Road where many Park visitors come to see wildflowers. Volunteers will also be allowed to work elsewhere within the Park with proper identification.

No registration required. Meet at the Borrego Palm Canyon Trailhead in Borrego Palm Canyon Campground. Tell the person at the entrance kiosk that you will be attending the program. There will be an informational talk at the trailhead parking area followed by a walk along the Alternate Trail to learn how to identify the mustard and how to distinguish it from similar-looking native plant species.

Wear study hiking boots, sunscreen, and bring water and snacks. And for those who would like to work in the canyon after the talk and walk, please bring gloves and a garden hoe or Hula Hoe (a long-handled tool with an oval cutting edge). We will work until noon. Rain cancels.

Contact information:
Larry Hendrickson, Senior Park Aide
California State Parks, Colorado Desert District
lhendrickson@parks.ca.gov
(760) 767-1261