The Old Schoolhouse Museum & The Desert Institute
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The Second Friday Lecture Series 2010-2011

Season tickets – now available for $40.00
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New this year – Dinner at the 29Palms Inn on your own with speaker 5 p.m.
RSVP Marion 760-361-1202

For further information call:
Karina White, Desert Institute Program Director
760-367-5535
or email desertinstitute@zipnett.net

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September 10

The Mojave Road
Dennis Casebier, Historian, Author

October 8

CA Desert Protection Act of 2010
David Lamfrom, CA Desert Program Manager, NPCA

November 12

Physical Science Research in JTNP
Luke Sabala, M.S., Physical Scientist, JTNP

December 10

Desert Tortoises: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Kristin Berry, Ph.D., Biology, U.S. Geological Survey

January 14

The Mikes of Twentynine Palms
Cliff Trafzer, Ph.D., History, Professor, Indian Affairs

February 11

Deserts, Darwin, and Design: The Story of Southern CA
Eric Scott, M.S., Anthropologist, Paleontologist

March 11

Stars Above, Earth Below: Astronomy in National Parks
Tyler Nordgren, Ph.D., Astronomy, Professor, Author

April 8

Exploring the Ancient Desert: The Campbell's Archaeological Legacy
John Hale, Ph.D., History, Archaeologist

May 13

Biodiversity in Southern CA: 100 Years of Change
Lori Hargrove, Ph.D., Biology, Research Scientist

June 10

Solar Energy and the CA Deserts
Laura Crane, Project Director, Nature Conservancy

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