Tortoise Chat and Storytime
Sat–Sun, Nov 7–8 · Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center · Palm Desert
Come visit our adopted desert tortoise and get answers to your questions about our charming state reptile.
We will also be hosting a story time nearby and reading the bi-lingual book, “The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit”; the first 70 visitors each day will even get a free copy of the book to take home in honor of Desert Tortoise Week.
Bring 1 liter of water, a sun hat, sunscreen and wear close-toed shoes. We will be meeting at the Desert Tortoise Enclosure.
View map/UTM coordinates for visitor center: 33.67149, -116.40839
For more information contact Friends of the Desert Mountains 760-598-9918 or the Visitor Center at 760-862-9984.
Sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management in partnership with Friends of the Desert Mountains.
NO RSVP REQUIRED.
