Events

There are many events around Southern California that may be relevant to the course Coyote Canyon: Top to Bottom. I’ll attempt to catalog them on this page as I learn of them, in addition to putting them on the Coyote Canyon Calendar. Some of these events require reservations and/or a fee, others are free.  Students who are contemplating taking the course may wish to attend some of these events prior to registration to get a “feel” for the course content. Those events marked with an asterisk (*) are highly recommended.

FEBRUARY 2013

• 1 Talk by Lowell Bean at the Coachella Valley Archaeological Society. Palm Desert, CA
• 2 Earthquakes and California, UCRiverside Extension (Register by January 28, fee)
• 2-3 SoCal Native American Basketry, ABF, fee
• 2 The Slot and Nearby Wind Caves, ABDNHA, (Reservations reqd, free)
• * 9-10 Anza Borrego: Land Before the Rain Shadow, ABF, fee
• * 10 Botany and Plant Collecting, ABF, fee
• 16 & 23 Paddle and Anvil (Native American) Pottery, ABF, fee
• 23 Slot Canyons of Central Anza Borrego, ABF, fee

MARCH 2013

• 2 Field Study of the San Andreas Fault, UCRiverside Extension (Register by February 22, fee)
• 3 Field Trip: Plant Adaptations, ABDNHA, reservation
• * 15, 17 Traditional Native Gathering and Processing Methods of Agave, ABF, reservation and fee
• * 21-24 Backpacking trip in Coyote Canyon, ABF, reservation and fee
• 23 Traditional Cahuilla Basketmaking Workshop, sponsored by Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, Palm Springs, fee for materials

APRIL 2013

• * 6 Tour of the Historic Cary Ranch (La Puerta) in Anza, ABDNHA, reservation and fee
• * 6-7 Archaeology Weekend at Anza-Borrego, ABF, some activities have a fee
• 7 Hike in Horse Canyon and White Wash, ABDNHA, reservation
• * 6 & 13 Agave Harvest and Roast, sponsored by Malki Museum, see site for meeting location, suggested donation
• 12-14 Birdlife of the Eastern Mojave, UCRiverside Extension Register by March 28, fee)
• 12-14 Botanical Illustration of Desert Flora, UCRiverside Extension (Register by March 28, fee)
• 19-21 Introduction to Plant Identification and Ecology, UCRiverside Extension (fee)

MAY 2013

• * 26 Fiesta at Malki Museum on Morongo Reservation, free.

JUNE 2013

• 15 Orientation Session for first-time volunteers for 4th of July Bighorn Sheep Count. Contact Ranger Steve Bier (Steve.Bier@parks.ca.gov) for more information and to register.

JULY 2013

• 3-5 Annual 4th of July Bighorn Sheep Count. (If interested, contact Ranger Steve Bier. New volunteers must attend orientation session on June 15, 2013.)

OCTOBER 2013

• * TBD Fall Gathering, Malki Museum on Morongo Reservation, late October, free