The Anza Borrego Desert Botany Society is fortunate to have 2 gifted speakers for our monthly lecture series this coming Monday (Dec 10) at 10 a.m.

Our first speaker is Kate Harper, known familiarly as Botany Woman. Kate has been a botanist in the Borrego area for years and is a principal contributor of Tom Chester’s excellent Web site, Plant Species of the Borrego Desert.

Kate will focus on desert adaptations. Hear her speak to learn which plant is the “King of Desert Plant Adaptations.”

Following Kate’s talk will be Dr. Chris McDonald, Natural Resource Advisor for southeastern California. Chris will discuss plants that jeopardize desert native plants. McDonald is an expert in invasive plants and will demonstrate how to recognize aggressive, invasive plants in the Borrego Desert and discuss what can be done to control them.

Dr Chris McDonald is the Inland and Desert Natural Resources Advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension. His expertise is in managing plants in wildlands with an emphasis on managing difficult weeds.

What: Botany Society Lecture Series
When: 10:00 a.m. Monday December 10
Where: Anza Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center Discovery Lab
Cost: Free, open to the public
Parking: Free