Two Forms of Desert Wildlife This Week
April 15th, 2008 Posted by Larry Hogue in Desert Events, desert wildlife
The past two weeks may have convinced you that it’s all Sunrise Powerlink all the time here at DesertBlog, but we’re interested in other topics too. Really… how about these two events for some relief from the gloom and doom?
Starting Wednesday and extending through Sunday, the 2008 Yuma Birding and Nature Festival offers 32 field trips, with opportunities to view wildlife of the Colorado (Sonoran) Desert, such as the burrowing owl and desert bighorn. Several of the trips will step over the state line into California, with visits to the Algodones Dunes, Salton Sea, and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Check the Arizona Daily Star and the Fest’s website for more info.
Up in the Mojave, the Rockin’ for Joshua Tree benefit concert runs April 18 & 19 in Pioneertown. Proceeds from the concert, auctions and drawings go to benefit the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice and the Desert Protection Society in their legal efforts to stop the Eagle Mountain dump, which threatens Joshua Tree National Park. (But organizers promise there won’t be any gloom and doom!) Prizes in the drawing include stays at the 29 Palms Inn and the Joshua Tree Rock House. Check the concert’s website for more details.
And of course, don’t forget your local Earth Day Celebration!
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