Mike Wells to Talk on Natural History of the Anza-Borrego Region

Mike Wells, former Superintendent of the Colorado Desert District, which includes the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Is the first Botany Society Public Speaker who leads off the new year. Wells will introduce his new book A Natural History of the Anza-Borrego Region.

The book resulted from a class taught by Wells and Marie Simovich at the University of San Diego for the past 16 years. Their book describes how the desert landscape was formed over a period of tens of millions of years and how its present climate developed. It also discusses how the desert's plants and animals are adapted to this challenging environment, and how they interact to form amazingly diverse ecological communities. The book also addresses the first human communities to enter this region and how they, through their intimate knowledge of this challenging environment were able to thrive for thousands of years.

Their book “ … is considered the ‘go to’ book for anyone wanting to understand the Anza-Borrego region. The new book will be on sale at the lecture and proceeds go to support the Anza Borrego Foundation.

Who: Mike Wells, author and retired Park Superintendent of the
Colorado Desert District
Topic: A Natural History of the Anza-Borrego Region
Where: Steele/Burnand UCI Desert Research Center
401 Tilting T Drive in Borrego Springs
When: Monday, January 13, 2020
Time: 10:00 to 11:30 AM
Cost: Free lecture; public is invited.

The Botany Society is a volunteer unit of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park focused on studying, interpreting, and protecting the botanical resources of the park.