Calling All Birders!Grab your binoculars and join a Friends volunteer docent birding expert to look for our feathered desert residents. In this unique urban area, we are still able to […]
Enjoy a hike in La Quinta Cove!Join us for this interpretative hike up the Bear Creek Wash. This hike is rated as easy with 4 miles round-trip and an elevation […]
Explore Boyd Deep Canyon to enhance your knowledge and share with the public. Expand your knowledge of the Desert Mountains and be a better “Friend”. We have arranged a special […]
BOOK BY FEB. 1ST FOR DISCOUNTED PRICE! Families and friends, come out and start your day with a TRAIL RUN/WALK on the Randall Henderson Trail on Saturday, February 22. Registration […]
Join members of the Astronomical Society of the Desert for fun “sky tours” and direct observations of the night sky through telescopes and binoculars. This is a family event. Minors […]
Explore this popular trail on the National MonumentWILDFLOWERS! HOW DO THEY SURVIVE IN A DESERT?Not every year in the desert produces a super bloom. So how do the seeds of […]
Explore this popular trail on the National MonumentWILDFLOWERS! HOW DO THEY SURVIVE IN A DESERT? Not every year in the desert produces a super bloom. So how do the seeds […]
Calling All Birders!Grab your binoculars and join a Friends volunteer docent birding expert to look for our feathered desert residents. In this unique urban area, we are still able to […]
Our volunteers will take you on a guided hike through the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument!Enjoy this easy hike along the hillside above Araby Wash. Explore the […]
Our volunteers will take you on a guided hike in the Thousand Palms Preserve.Join Susan and Steve this spring as they explore the different Preserves that surround the Santa Rosa […]
Our volunteers will take you on a guided hike in the Chuckwalla National Monument.Join us for a hike into the Mecca Wilderness and the Chuckwalla National Monument. On this hike […]
Join us for the 18th annual Coachella Valley Wildflower. Wildflower Festival is a free day-long event featuring skilled local artisans, shopping and information booths, enchanting wildflower displays, an exciting raffle, […]
Calling All Birders!Grab your binoculars and join a Friends volunteer docent birding expert to look for our feathered desert residents. In this unique urban area, we are still able to […]
Our volunteers will take you on a guided hike in the Sand to Snow National Monument.Grab your hiking poles and join a Friends’ volunteer docent for the Mission Creek Preserve […]
Join a park ranger for yoga at a National Monument!Join a National Monument park ranger for an outdoor fun yoga flow for all skill levels. Connect with the landscape through […]
Friends of the Desert Mountains Director of Education Oscar Ortiz will be delivering a presentation that discusses where our water comes from and how our water is used in the […]
Calling All Birders!Grab your binoculars and join a Friends volunteer docent birding expert to look for our feathered desert residents. In this unique urban area, we are still able to […]
Our volunteers will take you on a guided hike.Hikers will journey through a variety of habitats including desert wash, sand dunes, rocky canyon, and native palm oasis. Cameras recommended for […]
Enjoy the garden surrounding the National Monument Visitor Center.Enjoy strolling the Ed Hastey Garden Walk led by Friends’ volunteer docent. It is a great introduction to learn about native plants […]
Join SoCal Adaptive Sports and Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer docents on a hike for persons with disabilities, their family, and friends on this wheelchair assessable hike. This time, […]
