November Activities
Field ClassesDate
Activity Leader(s)
Activity
Sunset Hike at Barker Dam
Join the Desert Institute team every Thursday for an easy sunset hike around Barker Dam. This is a perfect way to end your day (away from the crowds at Key‘s View) before settling into your campsite for an evening of stargazing. This is a public program and advanced registration is required. Learn more…
Landscape Photography Hike
Spend the day polishing your image-capturing skills while hiking through Joshua Tree National Park with a professional photographer. Learn more…
Slice of Science: Sexual Systems of Native Cacti
Slice of Science is a new program featuring demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on workshops with scientists performing research in Joshua Tree National Park. Learn more…
How to Navigate with Map and Compass
Learn how to head out into the wild, not get lost, and enjoy the freedom of the untrammeled wilderness. We will learn how to use a map and compass to get there and back, without the assistance of GPS, and have a good time while we’re at it! Learn more…
Sunset Hike at Barker Dam
Join the Desert Institute team every Thursday for an easy sunset hike around Barker Dam. This is a perfect way to end your day (away from the crowds at Key‘s View) before settling into your campsite for an evening of stargazing. This is a public program and advanced registration is required. Learn more…
Fossils of the Marble Mountains
Hunt for fossils and learn about geology in the Marble Mountains, right off historic Route 66 in the Mojave Desert.. Learn more…
Fall Flora
Learn how to identify common desert plant families of the Mojave Desert in this introductory botany field course. Learn more…
Beginning Bird Banding
Experience songbirds up-close and personal in this three-part hands-on bird banding workshop. Learn more…
Sunset Hike at Barker Dam
Join the Desert Institute team every Thursday for an easy sunset hike around Barker Dam. This is a perfect way to end your day (away from the crowds at Key‘s View) before settling into your campsite for an evening of stargazing. This is a public program and advanced registration is required. Learn more…
Cultural Landscapes and Ethnobotany of the California Deserts
Learn about the abundantly diverse ecosystem of the California desert from an Indigenous perspective, and walk away with actionable steps you can take to protect the desert and steward the lands. Learn more…
Hiking My Feelings: Tending To Your Inner Wilderness Retreat
In this three-day guided camping retreat, participants will draw inspiration from the natural world as they engage in a series of mindful, self-reflective activities. Leave this weekend with actionable ways to better manage stress, emotions, and your relationship to the world around you. Learn more…
Slice of Science: Bacterial Partners of Native Legume Plants
Slice of Science is a new program featuring demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on workshops with scientists performing research in Joshua Tree National Park. Learn more…
Gentle Hatha Flow & Yoga Nidra
The course includes introduction of Gentle Hatha Yoga postures linked with breath and Yoga Nidra meditation practices that lead to empowered well-being. Learn more…
Sunset Hike at Barker Dam
Join the Desert Institute team every Thursday for an easy sunset hike around Barker Dam. This is a perfect way to end your day (away from the crowds at Key‘s View) before settling into your campsite for an evening of stargazing. This is a public program and advanced registration is required. Learn more…