Desert Institute Lectures - Twentynine Palms Historical Society

The Old Schoolhouse Museum & The Desert Institute
Present...

The Second Friday Lecture Series 2011-2012

Where – Old Schoolhouse Museum
6760 National Park Drive
29 Palms (across the street from the 29 Palms Inn)

Time – Lectures begin at 7:00 p.m.

Admission – $5.00 at the door

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

For further information call:
Charlotte Boney, Desert Institute Program Coordinator
760-367-5535
or email desertinstitute@zipnett.net

Download a flyer with this season's schedule.

February 10

Flowers Versus Weeds: A Race for Resources
Josh Hoines, M.S., Restoration Ecology, JTNP Botanist

Want to know the difference between a weed, an alien plant, an exotic plant and an invasive? Want to know the current threats to wildflowers at Joshua Tree National Park? Join Josh Hoines, who will address invasive species and their threat to biodiversity, the economy, and the direct threats to the park. Invasive species are considered the largest threat to biodiversity, second only to habitat loss. Invasive species and their consequences are estimated to cost the American public an estimated $138 billion each year.

Josh is a vegetation ecologist with 12+ years of experience working with local, state, and federal partners to protect and preserve habitats and open space. Currently, he manages the vegetation programs at Joshua Tree National Park including an active botany, restoration, invasive plant, native plant nursery, and recreation management. Previously, Josh coordinated interagency habitat restoration across federal boundaries in southern Nevada.

March 9

Mojave Desert Indians
David Earle, M.A., C. Phil, Ethnographer, Professor

April 13

The Sun's Cycle: Spots and Flares
John Varsik, Ph.D., Astronomy, Research Professor, Big Bear Solar Observatory

May 11

Historic Ranching in the CA Deserts
Bob Bryson, Ph.D., Anthropology, Chief of Resource Managment, Mojave National Preserve

June 8

Climate Change Research in JTNP
Cameron Barrows, Ph.D., Research Ecologist UCR