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.
Week of Events
Sunday, February 1, 2026
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February 1, 2026 -Field Trip: The Birds & Other Wonders of the Salton Sea
Field Trip: The Birds & Other Wonders of the Salton Sea
Leader: Kurt Leuschner, College of the Desert
Meet at 7:30 in the ABDNHA parking lot for carpooling. Bring a lunch and full tank of gas. We will explore the south end of the Salton Sea, stopping at various sites along the way, including Ocotillo Wells Discovery Center, Vendel Road (Unit One), Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters for lunch, Garst Road near Red Hill Marina, the mud volcanoes, and more. Return to Borrego Springs around 3-4 p.m. General Public: $20, Members: $16, Volunteers: $12. You can register online at www.abdnha.org or at the Nature Center, 760-767-3098.
Monday, February 2, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
No events on this day.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
No events on this day.
Thursday, February 5, 2026
No events on this day.
Friday, February 6, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
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February 7, 2026 -Plants of Anza-Borrego – FULL (waitlist)
Plants of Anza-Borrego – FULL (waitlist)
Leader: Don Rideout, Coordinator, Desert Botany Club
PROGRAM IS FULL - PLEASE CALL ABDNHA at 760-767-3098 to get on waitlist
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.