Black Birders Week at the Preserve


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To highlight Black nature enthusiasts and to increase the visibility of Black birders, Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is partnering with the Bureau of Land Management and the Wilderness Society providing a free, family friendly introduction to birding. Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is an internationally known birding site with over 240 species of birds being recorded. Join Alicia Thomas, California Community Partnership Manager, The Wilderness Society, Jihadda Govan, Manager, Sand to Snow National Monument, and Kaeliegh Watson, Ranger, Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, will lead this introduction to bird watching, looking for migrating birds, as well as our year-round residents. If you don’t have binoculars, we see you! We have some pairs on-hand so you can closely observe these wonderful avian friends.