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This wonderful workshop on Sharing Nature with Children requires registration. Great for educators, parents or those who just love nature. Get registration details email: NSCDR@aol.com. www.sharingnature.com
Join filmmakers Peter & Melanie Rhalter when they present their multiple award winning, internationally-acclaimed short films Season of the Sand Blossoms & Desert Gold. These one-of-kind films portray the Southwest’s vivid landscape and the wildflowers’ intricate beauty. Immerse yourself in the desert wildflower experience featuring El Niño blooms of 1998, the 2005 "Bloom of the Century" and recent flowery displays.
One of the most popular seminars of past festivals! Learn about the road runner from a knowledgeable and entertaining lover of the bird!
Stay on the right path when hiking or camping by knowing the Principles of Leave No Trace. Join us for a lively discussion and pick up some important tips to help you plan your next outing.
Details available soon!
Stay on the right path when hiking or camping by knowing the Principles of Leave No Trace. Join us for a lively discussion and pick up some important tips to help you plan your next outing.
SATURDAY April 12, 2008
This wonderful workshop on Sharing Nature with Children requires registration. Great for educators, parents or those who just love nature. Registration details email: NSCDR@aol.com. www.sharingnature.com
Join Plein Air Artist extraordinaire Elaine Mathews as she show you how to bring nature to your canvas. If you are a beginner, don’t be shy! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from the best! SUGGESTED ART SUPPLIES: Paletle, Turpenoid (orderless), Brushes, Scraper, Papertowels, Cup to hold thiner or mediums, Canvas boards or panels (8 x 10 or 9 x 12), Plastic Bag to hold trash, Sketch pad Optional: Umbrella, chair, camera, hat, sunscreen, water, apron carrier for wet painting. Paint suggestions:Alizaron Crimson, Cad. red light, Cad. orange, Yellow ochre, Sap green, Viridian, Ultramarine lube, Purple, Titanium white. You will find Plein Air Artists on the grounds at the Living Desert all three days of the event!
Join us for a hot-off-the-press unveiling and discussion of the new “Palms to Pines Birding and Nature Trail Map,” co-authored by Kurt and Ruth during a collaborative sabbatical project for College of the Desert. During this activity, you’ll get an exciting power point “tour” of the map, including the scope of its 10 “top birding and nature sites” in and around the Coachella Valley, tips on how to make best usage of the map, tidbits of interesting local environmental and cultural features, and a free copy of the map to take home with you!
April is Preserve Manager at The Wildlands Conservancy’s Pioneertown Mountains and Mission Creek Preserves. April graduated with a biology degree from Humboldt State and worked at a biological technician at Joshua Tree National Park and Point Reyes National Seashore before becoming a preserve manager. Pioneertown Mountains Preserve was a victim of the Sawtooth Complex Fire of 2006 and April will present a program on the fire and fire recovery in this fragile desert landscape.
Desert Literature: From Arid Land to Literary Bounty Lecture by College of the Desert Professor Ruth Nolan What do the well-known and diverse authors John Steinbeck, Joan Didion, Victor Villasenor, William Stafford, and Aldous Huxley, have in common? They, along with an astonishing number of writers, poets, and essayists have written about the California desert. Nolan, a poet who teaches at College of the Desert, is currently uncovering, discovering and compiling a new anthology of desert literature spanning the history, culture, genre and the breadth of California’s Mojave and Sonora Deserts. It will be published by Heyday Books, a companion anthology to its hugely successful Inlandia: A Literary Journey Through California’s Inland Empire (2006).
Learn how to keep your desert tortoise healthy! Informative and a must if you have or are considering adopting (legally, of course) a tortoise.
Desert Poetry Reading & Discussion: Poetry of the Desert At Home and the Deserts Around the World Hosted by Ruth Nolan & Jeff Green, co-founders of Petroglyph Books. Featuring various desert poets, including Brandon Cesmat, Nancy Scott Campbell, Caryn Davidson, and others. This event will also feature a brief talk spotlighting desert poetry and poets from around the world, and will demonstrate the unique effect that the world’s deserts have had in shaping some of the best-loved and most memorable poems of all time! Attendees will be given a chapbook of desert poetry to take home, which will include poetry by the featured authors and other samples of desert poetry from poets around the world!
Find out if a desert tortoise is really for you and how to adopt legally.
*****EXTRA***** LANDSCAPE / NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY Field Work at the Living Desert beginning at 10AM John L. Warden Photography “Bringing You Closer to the Natural World” Website: www.johnwardenphotography.smugmug.com Course Info: This is a basics class in composition and lighting with some basic tips thrown in. We will talk while we walk the Living Desert grounds and take pictures of many different forms. Bring a camera, (tripod is optional)
SUNDAY April 13, 2008
*****FIELD TRIP AND WORKSHOP COMBO**** 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Desert Poetry and Nature Writing Workshop Location: Whitewater Preserve Directions and general information: http://www.wildlandsconservancy.org/twc_preserve_whitewater.html Workshop Leader: College of the Desert Professor & Author Ruth Nolan Desert Poetry and Nature Writing workshop – a hands-on day of poetry and other writing exercises generated by the stunning natural beauty of Whitewater Canyon. We will enjoy a pleasant hike in the morning, and then write and share poetry and other pieces generated during the workshop in a supportive, nature-inspired environment. Call Ruth Nolan or email to make your reservation. (760) 964-9767 or runolan@aol.com
Join Muriel for an exciting trip around the world caring for our planet! She is a veteran Earthwatch volunteer who shares her experience and knowledge and tells you how you can do it too!
Binoculars, Spotting & Digiscoping. Choose the proper optics for finding and watching birds, insects and wildlife, plus tips and techniques for wildlife photography with a digital camera.
An avid photo buff since High school, Jeff has made his carrier working in the photo industry. Join him in the classroom then out into the Living Desert grounds with your camera. Jeff will show you where and how to get the best nature photos and have fun doing it! He will also be on the Smith Patio at 9AM
Join filmmakers Peter & Melanie Rhalter when they present their multiple award winning, internationally-acclaimed short films Season of the Sand Blossoms & Desert Gold. These one-of-kind films portray the Southwest’s vivid landscape and the wildflowers’ intricate beauty. Immerse yourself in the desert wildflower experience featuring El Niño blooms of 1998, the 2005 "Bloom of the Century" and recent flowery displays.
You won’t want to miss the beautiful ballads of John Malcolm Penn. His songs of the Coachella Valley explain our history and what makes us unique. So get historical with John. You will be amazed and entertained!
Audrey Moe is the author of the popular book “Beach Walk” Join her as she shares her writings and art in progress “Desert Walk”. A wonderful experience!
Join Jennifer as she helps you ID and care for native plants in our beautiful Coachella Valley. Jennifer is on the staff at the Living Desert and an expert!
COUNTDOWN TO EARTHQUAKES! We have the San Andreas Fault to thank for our beautiful valley and weather. Joe Migliore, desert naturalist and volunteer for the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument will present a fascinating illustrated lecture describing the awesome forces that cause earthquakes and shape the landscape.
Stay on the right path when hiking or camping by knowing the Principles of Leave No Trace. Join us for a lively discussion and pick up some important tips to help you plan your next outing.
For more information click www.livingdesert.org
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