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Palms to Pines Map Now Available

The “Palms to Pines Birding and Nature Trail Map” is now available from Friends of the Desert Mountains, authored by soon-to-be DesertBlog contributor Ruth Nolan, and DPC member Kurt Leuschner. Ruth worked on the project during her sabbatical (2006-07) from her post as Associate Professor of English at College of the Desert. Kurt Leuschner, a natural resource specialist, is also a professor at the college.

The map, released in February, 2008, features 10 trails ranging from the Mojave to the Colorado deserts:

1. Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Monument National Monument
2. Living Desert Reserve – Palm Desert/ Indian Wells
3. Indian Canyons – Tahquitz Canyon
4. Mt. San Jacinto State Park
5. Morongo Canyon (references to Whitewater & Pipes Canyon)
6. Joshua Tree National Park
7. Salton Sea
8. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
9. Indio Wild Bird Center
10. Coachella Valley Preserve/Thousand Palms Oasis

The map is available for viewing at the Friends of the Desert Mountains website. Copies of the map are available for free to the public by contacting the Friends at their website; at the Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center located in Palm Desert, CA; and at the visitor centers for the destinations listed above.

For talks and lectures on the map, or for additional hard copies contact:

• Ruth Nolan runolan@aol.com or (760) 964-9767
• Kurt Leuschner, kleuschner@collegeofthedesert.edu (760) 776-7285