Desert Protective Council Annual Meeting Sunday, Nov 11 @ Whitewater Preserve

You are warmly invited (free of charge) to the
Desert Protective Council’s 55th Annual Membership Meeting
featuring Ruth Nolan on the spirit of the California desert as embodied in its literature, along with Elden Hughes, lifelong protector of the desert and mentor to generations of activists, on Senator -Diane Feinstein’s“Desert Conservation and Recreation Act.”

Sunday November 8, 2009 11a.m. – 4p.m.
Whitewater Canyon Preserve/off Interstate 10 between Riverside and Palm Springs
directions: http://www.wildlandsconservancy.org/twc_preserve_whitewater.html
Meet DPC Board, staff, members, and other desert lovers at the beautiful Whitewater Canyon Preserve in the Coachella Valley near Palm Springs. The Preserve is 2,851 acres surrounded by the San Gorgonio Wilderness, a crucial wildlife corridor between the San Jacinto and San Bernardino mountains.

Camping is available at the Preserve on Saturday night. You can tent camp on a grass area, or sleep in a camper in the parking area. Running water and flush toilets available. Bring your own supplies if you plan to camp Saturday evening. Other accommodations are available in Palm Springs less than 30 minutes away.

For more info contact Terry Weiner at (619) 342-5524.

On the agenda:
Cameron Barrows of UC Riverside on climate change and the desert tortoise.
Pat Flanagan on the “Making of a Naturalist” field trip curriculum for Imperial County students, and Mojave Desert Land Trust successes.
Chris Clarke on Joshua trees.
Ruth Nolan on the spirit of the California desert as embodied in its literature.
Keynote Speaker Elden Hughes, lifelong protector of the desert and mentor to generations of activists, on Senator -Diane Feinstein’s“Desert Conservation and Recreation Act.”

There will also be much, crucial information and discussion about ongoing preservation/conservation struggles in the fragile and very endangered California desert. Bring a chair and a hat and snacks and water.

The Desert Protective Council, founded in 1954, is California's oldest desert protection organization and has led the way for desert preservation from then until the present. Please visit their website at http://www.dpcinc.org/_about.shtml