Jan 23, 2018
Pat grew up loving nature and visiting the desert with her
family, so it would stand to reason that she would go back to
school at age 35 and get a degree in Biology and be placed as the
first friendly face visitors came in contact with at
Anza-Borrego State
Park in California. An extremely active advocate
for the desert and it's natural ways, Pat is a wealth of
information on everything from the importance of sand transport
paths, to desert dust, to local flora and fauna. After a long time
as an educator in the San Diego area, Pat was looking for a place
where she could be involved more closely and deeply in her
community and with family in the area, Joshua Tree was her choice.
In this episode Pat
also suggests visiting the Old Schoolhouse Museum to meet some of
the decsendants of the earliest homesteaders in the Basin or
contact the 29 Palms Inn and meet her for a free nature walk and
talk on the weekends. If you live in our community, she invites you
to the monthly Municipal Advisory Council meetings to be
informed.
Mentioned in this episode:
Sand Transport
Paths