Mar. 22, Sat., 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Photography Workshop: Story
Telling with Your SmartPhone Camera
Speaker: Alicia Wszelaki,
Professional Filmmaker
Join Alicia Wszelaki of Path 88
Productions in the ABDNHA Garden as she teaches smartphone basics
and shares different ways of telling a story with your phone camera.
Max. 10. GP $50; M $35; V $30. Register online www.abdnha.org or
Nature Center, 760-767-3098.
Mar. 22, Sat., 1 p.m. – 1:30
p.m.
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
FILM: HAWKWATCH
Producer: Filmmakers Path 88 Productions
SORRY, THIS SHOWING IS FULL
HAWKWATCH is a documentary
about the Borrego Valley Hawkwatch in production since 2023. In
addition to filming two full seasons of hawk migration through
Borrego Springs, the cast and crew traveled to Veracruz, Mexico,
Antelope Valley, CA, and Corpus Christi, TX, to capture on film the
incredible spectacle of avian migration and nesting. This program
showcases the intense beauty and sense of awe inspired by the annual
hawk migration and the efforts of local hawk watchers. Revered
raptors, dedicated citizen scientists, and a fragile desert
environment, HAWKWATCH the film brings them all together. Watch as a
passionate group works tirelessly to perpetuate their legacy: the
support of the Swainson’s Hawk migration. GP $15; M $12 V $10.
SORRY, THIS SHOWING IS FULL
Mar., 22, Sat. 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Lecture: Research into
Swainson’s Hawks in Southern California
Speaker: Peter Bloom,
Ph.D.,
 Biologist
SaturDr. Peeyter H. Bloom
is an internationally acclaimed raptor biologist, having spent more
than four decades studying, bandiney Bartong, and tracking hawks, kites,
condors, and owls. In tonight’s program, Dr. Bloom talks about the
results of The latest research by himself and Coinvestigator Rainey
Barton. GP $12; M $10; V $8. Register online www.abdnha.org or
at the Nature Center at 760-767-3098.
Mar. 24, Mon., 8 a.m. – Noon
Hike: Painted Canyon Wash (Strenuous)
Leader: Robin Halford,
ABDNHA Volunteer
The walls of Painted Canyon
provide a spectacular palette of colors and then open up into a
wash. This is a 6.2-mile out-and-back hike. Expect uneven ground,
two ladders, one rope, beautiful geology, and possibly blooming
annuals. Limit 10. Bring a snack and hat, and wear sturdy shoes.
Meeting Place: From Borrego, drive east on S-22. Turn left and drive
north on Hwy86. Turn Right (East) on 66th and go over the bypass
bridge. Turn right (East) at the light and drive 4.5 miles (66th Ave
turns into Box Canyon Road). Turn left (West) onto Painted Canyon
Road (Dirt). We will caravan from here. AWD with high clearance OK.
No charge. Call 760-767-3098 or stop by the Nature Center to
reserve.
Mar. 26, Wed., 2 p.m. – 3
p.m.
Borrego Rock and Gem Club Meeting
In the ABDNHA Activity Room.
Mar.
28, Fri., 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
ABDNHA DESERT LECTURE SERIES
Borrego Performing Arts Center
Community Ecology in Anza-Borrego
Speaker: Marie Simovich,
Ph.D.,Co-author of “A Natural History of the Anza-Borrego Region”
Biologist and author Marie Simovich explains how species interact
with each other and the environment to form nature communities. A
professor at University of San Diego for 32 years, her natural
history book with co-author Mike Wells evolved from a course on the
natural history of the Anza-Borrego region developed by the authors
over 16 years and taught at USD. It’s the story of how the desert
landscape evolved and how organisms inhabiting the desert have
adapted to the conditions found here by taking a variety of
evolutionary paths to deal with aridity, heat, and saline soils.
Location: Borrego Performing Arts Center. Seating is first-come
first-served. Open to the public. Free for ABDNHA members, $10 at
the door for all others. No registration required.
Mar. 28, Fri., 10 a.m. (Every Friday)
ABDNHA Friendly Friday Bike Ride
Volunteer
Leader: Paul Petersen
Relaxed social ride of 20-30 mostly flat miles
at a 10-12 mph pace. Routes will vary weekly, fun rides to highlight
the roads less travelled. Return time will vary with route chosen.
No charge, and no registration required. Note the new meeting
location this season: Meet in the parking lot opposite the county
library south entrance.
Mar. 29, Sat., 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Lecture: Paleontology, The Imperial Sea
Speaker: Tom Demere,
Ph.D.
Tom Demere is the
curator of paleontology at the San Diego Natural History Museum,
where he studies the origin and evolution of marine mammalsSaturday, and
heads the paleontological mitigation services program. He is also
the author of two chapters on marine paleontology in the book Fossil
Tre Anza0Borreasures of the Anza-Borrego Desert, published in 2006. Millions of
years ago, the Imperial Sea existed as far north as the Coachella
Valley. Fossil remains of invertebrates like corals, mollusks, and
sand dollars indicate that the sea existed before the North and
South Americas were joined at the Isthmus of Panama. ABDNHA Library.
GP $12; M $10; V $8. Register online or at the Nature Center at
760-767-3098.
PAYPAL is currently not working - please call 760-767-3098 to
register.
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