Please review our hiker info page to familiarize yourself with hiker safety rules and our hike ratings so that you can select hikes that meet your level of fitness. Unless specified otherwise in the activity descriptions below, hikes have a 15 person limit, and they begin in the ABDNHA parking lot.
Like rocks? Join BRAG and meet other rockhounds! The BRAG club field trip is every 2nd Wed, meeting in the ABDNHA parking lot. Note: Field trips may start at 8:00 am or 9:00 am, depending on the destination. We usually try to get back to Borrego around 3:00 pm.
Leader: Kurt Leuschner, Professor of Natural Science, College of the Desert
This is an excellent opportunity to go with Kurt Leuschner, one of this region’s best birding guides. Kurt will have a number of great spots to visit each day, driving in and around the Anza-Borrego Desert. This program also includes an introductory webinar on March 17. There is no fee for this program; donations are welcome. Max. 15 people; this will fill quickly. Call or visit the ABDNHA Nature Center, 760-767-3098, to register.
Mar. 21, Sat., 7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. & Mar. 22, Sun., 7:30 a.m. – Noon
Leader: Don Rideout, Coordinator, Desert Botany Club
Short Lecture and Field Trip (Easy walk, okay for all vehicles)
An offering of the new Botany Club, these walks will focus on the plants of Anza-Borrego Desert, with locations varying depending on where we find the most interesting plants. Our pace will be generally slow, allowing plenty of time for plant identification, questions, discussion, and photography. All levels of knowledge are welcome, including children. Meet at ABDNHA; carpool as best we can, as we head to the field trip site. No Charge. Space is limited. Register at the Nature Center or call 760-767-3098.
Leader: Kurt Leuschner, Professor of Natural Science, College of the Desert
This is an excellent opportunity to go with Kurt Leuschner, one of this region’s best birding guides. Kurt will have a number of great spots to visit each day, driving in and around the Anza-Borrego Desert. This program also includes an introductory webinar on March 17. There is no fee for this program; donations are welcome. Max. 15 people; this will fill quickly. Call or visit the ABDNHA Nature Center, 760-767-3098, to register.
Mar. 21, Sat., 7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. & Mar. 22, Sun., 7:30 a.m. – Noon
Like rocks? Join BRAG and meet other rockhounds! The BRAG club field trip is every 2nd Wed, meeting in the ABDNHA parking lot. Note: Field trips may start at 8:00 am or 9:00 am, depending on the destination. We usually try to get back to Borrego around 3:00 pm.
Like rocks? Join BRAG and meet other rockhounds! The BRAG club field trip is every 2nd Wed, meeting in the ABDNHA parking lot. Note: Field trips may start at 8:00 am or 9:00 am, depending on the destination. We usually try to get back to Borrego around 3:00 pm.