Upcoming Events

Volunteer Orientation

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Orientation for new volunteersWe need ALL volunteers (that are new or have not attended an orientation in the prior season) to attend orientation and sign paperwork. If you have not […]

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Returning Volunteer Agreement Signing + Updates

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Orientation for returning volunteersWe need RETURNING volunteers (those who have attended a general volunteer orientation) to attend ONE session this year and sign new BLM volunteer agreements. Please attend one […]

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Winter Bioblitz: Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Join us for a week of recording observations in the SRSJM National Monument’s desert, foothills and mountains.The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains is a hotspot for biodiversity with over […]

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Ed Hastey Garden Walk

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

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 […]

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Araby Trail Hike

Araby Trailhead Southridge Drive, Palm Springs, CA, United States

Our volunteers will take you on a guided hike through the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument!J. Smeaton Chase, an Englishman is credited with naming the Araby Trail. […]

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Birding Walk-About, Desert Willow

Desert Willow Golf Resort 38-995 Desert Willow Drive, Palm Desert, CA, United States

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 […]

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Chuckwalla Trail Interpretative Hike

Rancho Mirage City Hall Parking Lot 69825 CA-111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Explore this popular trail in Rancho Mirage.This trail meanders through the rolling foothills of the Santa Rosa Mountains above Rancho Mirage and Cathedral Canyon. You may see a few wildflowers […]

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Lecture: Hiking 101 Trails of the Coachella Valley

Rancho Mirage Library 71100 CA-111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Join Friends of the Desert Mountains as their hike leaders share their tips and tricks for hiking in the Coachella Valley! You’ll learn about different trails, tips for safe hiking, […]

Art Smith Interpretative Hike

Art Smith Trailhead Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Explore this steep trail overlooking Palm Desert.Our docents will take you on a guided hike through the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument! You will see excellent views […]

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Randall Henderson Interpretative Hike – Partial Trail

Randall Henderson Trailhead 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Explore this popular trail on the National Monument WILDFLOWERS! HOW DO THEY SURVIVE IN A DESERT? Not every year in the desert produces a super bloom. So how do the […]

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Randall Henderson Interpretative Hike – Full Trail

Randall Henderson Trailhead 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Explore this popular trail on the National Monument WILDFLOWERS! HOW DO THEY SURVIVE IN A DESERT? Not every year in the desert produces a super bloom. So how do the […]

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Star Party in the Mountains

Sawmill Trailhead Parking Lot HGHX+XQG, Pinyon Pines, CA

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 […]

Earl Henderson Trail Hike

Earl Henderson Trail Bogert Trail at Barona Rd, Palm Springs, CA, United States

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 […]

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Cathedral Canyon Trail Hike

Cathedral Canyon Trailhead 68000-67902, Foothill Rd, Cathedral City, CA, United States

Our volunteers will take you on a guided hike in the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.Join us for this strenuous hike along Cathedral Canyon Trail. This distance […]

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Twisted Canyon in the Mecca Wilderness

Box Canyon and Painted Canyon Roads Box Canyon Road and Painted Canyon Road, Mecca, CA, United States

Our volunteers will take you on a guided hike in the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument.Join us for a hike into the Mecca Wilderness and the proposed Chuckwalla national Monument. This […]

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Nature Walk at Blixseth Park

Blixseth Mountain Park Mirage Road, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Our volunteers will take you on a nature walk in Rancho Mirage. Join our Friends’ volunteer docents for an interactive nature conversation at Blixseth Mountain Park. As we walk along […]

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Desert Mountains Art Fair

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Join us at our monthly Desert Mountains Art Fair! Mediums may include photography, paintings, ceramics, hand painted silks, and more. Support local artists and find beautiful and unique gifts and […]

A Monument in Your Backyard – An Overview of the SRSJM National Monument

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Enjoy lectures at the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountain National Monument Visitor Center.Ready, set, explore! The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument is a national treasure with […]

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Star Party at the Monument

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Join the Astronomical Society of the Desert to view the night sky through telescopes.Join members of the Astronomical Society of the Desert for fun “sky tours” and direct observations of […]

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Yoga with a Ranger

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA, United States

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 […]

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