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Ocotillos Before Sunrise on Villager Peak Trail by Paulette Donnellon

22nd Annual Borrego Desert Garden Tour

Saturday, March 12, 2022

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Explore five spacious private gardens at your own pace!

Tickets are now available online and in the ABDNHA Nature Center.

$30 for the general public

$22 for ABDNHA members

$20 for ABDNHA volunteers

This is a fund-raising event for the 501(c)3 educational non-profit Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association. Tickets purchased for this event are not refundable.

Come by the Nature Center to pick up these free ABDNHA brochures for walking & driving tours in the area!

Check the Borrego Events calendar to see all of the activities happening in Borrego Springs over the next two weeks!

• ABDNHA Garden Tour
• Circle of Art
• Candlewood Arts Festival
• Plein Air Invitational
• Performing Arts Play "Forever Plaid"
• Archaeology Day
• Farmers Market
• Plus lots of hikes, talks & programs!

Pena Spring

Tues, Mar 8, 8:30 am

Truckhaven Cannonball Loop

Tues, Mar 8, 8:30 am

Rainbow Canyon

Thurs, Mar 10, 8:00 am

Ash Canyon

Fri, Mar 11, 8:30 am

Full Moon Walk: South Palm Wash

Thurs, Mar 17, 7:30 pm

Pam's Ambles

Fri, Mar 18, 9:00 am

Redman Mine

Sat, Mar 19, 8:00 am

Glorietta Wash

Sun, Mar 20, 8:00 am

Eco Loop

Tues, Mar 22, 9:00 am

Los Vaqueros Loop

Mon, Mar 28, 8:00 am

Hornblende Canyon

Thurs, Apr 14, 8:00 am

How Did it All Begin?

Going to the Ends of Earth

to Find the Beginning of Time

Fri, Mar 11, 6:30 pm

(In-Person Lecture)

ABDNHA ARCHAEOLOGY SERIES

Underwater Archaeology: New Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean

Sat, Mar 12, 6:30 pm

(Webinar & In-Person Lecture)

Your Borrego Backyard: The Desert Critters Who Call it Home

Fri, Mar 18, 6:30 pm

(Webinar & In-Person Lecture)

ABDNHA ARCHAEOLOGY SERIES

Islands through Time, Human & Ecological History of California’s Northern Channel Islands

Sat, Mar 19, 6:30 pm

(Webinar & In-Person Lecture)

A Photographic Field Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Fri, Mar 25, 6:30 pm

(Webinar & in-Person Lecture)

Distant Galaxies,

a Window into the Past

Sun, Mar 27, 8:15 pm

(In-Person Lecture & Telescope Viewing)

Friendly Friday Bike Ride

Every Friday, 10:00 am

Mar 11, 18 & 25

Borrego Rock & Gem Field Trip

Every 2nd Wednesday, 9:00 am

Mar 9 & Apr 13

Borrego Desert Garden Tour

Sat, Mar 12, 9:00 am

Nature Journaling in the Garden

Tues, Mar 15, 10:00 am

Borrego Rock & Gem Meeting

Every 4th Wednesday, 2:00 pm

Mar 23 & Apr 27

For full details on the programs, how to register, where to meet, and what to bring, click on the button below. Most in-person programs have a limited enrollment, and many fill quickly.

Important message: In the interest of maintaining a healthy environment for everyone participating in our in-person activities, including hikes and tours, proof of full COVID vaccination is required; either the original CDC vaccination card, a photo on your phone, or a printed paper copy of the card will suffice.

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Borrego Desert Nature Center

652 Palm Canyon Drive

Borrego Springs, CA

760-767-3098

Just west of Carlee's

Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm & Sun 10am-4pm

Birds & Blooms Garden Shop

652 Palm Canyon Drive

Borrego Springs, CA

760-767-5560

Next to the ABDNHA Desert Garden

Thurs-Sat, 10am-3:30pm

ABDNHA Members receive 15% off purchases!

Shop at home and pick up in the Nature Center to save on shipping!

Join or give a gift membership anytime throughout the year!

Membership is for 12 months from the month you join.

Join ABDNHA and support an award-winning non-profit 501(c)3 nature educational organization dedicated to interpreting and preserving the Anza-Borrego Desert.

As a member, you can enjoy all of the great benefits below:

• Stay informed about the desert and activities
• The Sand Paper Newsletter - 5 per year
• 15% discount at Nature Center and Birds & Blooms Garden Shop!
• Special member appreciation events
• Calendar of activities & reduced price on lectures, hikes, & field trips
• Friendship & camaraderie with other desert lovers, and have a great time
• Support of nature education & desert conservation

Join ABDNHA and make the desert a part of your life!

The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to ABDNHA at no additional cost to you.

Press the AmazonSmile link below

and select Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association as your charity.

Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association (ABDNHA, pronounced "AB-NA") is an award-winning, community based, educational non-profit 501c3 organization, founded in 1971.

ABDNHA offers information to visitors and programs to enrich the lives of those who live in and visit the community of Borrego Springs. We sponsor approximately 150 hikes, lectures, tours, special events, and educational programs each year, and we lead conservation and citizen-science programs, including the Borrego Dark Sky Coalition and the Borrego Valley Hawk Watch.

We invite you to join us and make the desert a part of your life!