Hotter summers, drier grasslands, more frequent and more intense fires. We are experiencing a change in our climate that is threatening our homes, our lifestyles, and importantly our wildlife and wildlands. Allen Monroe, President and CEO of The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, will detail these changes but will also share reasons why we should … Read more
How did Sunnylands connect Herb Alpert, one of America’s most famous musicians, with Canada’s foremost family of First Nations’ woodcarvers? Through art. Anne Rowe, director of collections and exhibitions at Sunnylands, details the backstory of how she produced the exhibition, “Reach for the Sky: Tradition + Inspiration”, which features the artworks of Alpert and Kwakiutl … Read more
The Roadrunner is the best- known bird in America says Jim Cornett. He should know. He has studied the chicken-sized cuckoo for 15 years and is sharing what he has learned in presentations and in his book The Greater Roadrunner, now in a new and expanded second edition. Desert aficionados are probably aware that roadrunners … Read more