October 11th

Women's Getaway Weekend

Name: Women's Getaway Weekend
Start: 2024-10-11T15:00:00-0700
End: 2024-10-13T12:00:00-0700
Location: Lost Horse Ranger Campground | Joshua Tree National Park

Price $130 USD + BF Register

Event description

Join other women for a camping weekend where you can unplug, make new friends, and learn new skills!

Pam Kersey, EdD, RN, is a Certified California Naturalist and a Desert Institute volunteer, besides being an instructor, PSAR educator, and volunteers for other organizations in the area. Robin Balch is a Desert Institute volunteer and instructor. She also serves on JOSAR and PSAR for Joshua Tree National Park. She has hiked several portions of the Pacific Crest Trail and has been a Forest Service Fire Lookout.

Get away with the Desert Institute in Joshua Tree National Park for the weekend! Join other women for a camping weekend where you can unplug, getaway, learn new skills, and enjoy the company of other course participants. Trade in your computer, cell phone, Instagram, clocks, schedules, and workplace jargon for an off-the-grid weekend with the girls for two days of pure, unadulterated fun and education! Join Pam and Robin in learning about camping, camp cooking, wildflowers, and hiking adventures. This weekend's class will be held at Lost Horse Campground in JTNP, a beautiful location perfect for this program!

Participants must bring all required items for your course: Water, between 3 and 4 liters per person - per day. Close-toed athletic shoes or hiking boots; no sandals, not even hiking sandals! Sun protection: A hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and light-colored long-sleeved shirts are recommended and very effective on hot days. Warm layers for cooler mornings/evenings (it can be surprisingly cold!) Backpack to carry food, water, and any personal items you need for the day. Camping equipment includes a tent, sleeping bag, pillow, Foam pad, blow-up mattress or cot, folding chair, an extra layer of warm clothing, and an extra blanket or sleeping bag in case it gets too cold at night. Food and cooking supplies: Participants will bring and cook their breakfast and dinner; please bring lunches that can be carried during day outings, snacks for day hikes that can be easily packed and eaten in the field, cooler (bring your ice if you bring perishables), lantern & flashlight (your headlamp will do just fine), trash bags, toiletries, and towel (there is a vault toilet and no running water at camp. Optional: hiking poles.

Photo credit: Desert Institute Volunteer

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Desert Institute

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Desert Institute is the educational branch of JTNPA, Joshua Tree National Park’s primary non-profit partner.

Desert Institute offers field classes, recreational adventures, weekend excursions, and social events that span a wide spectrum of disciplines and formats. Our programming works to articulate and animate the rich resources of not only the national park but also the surrounding desert environment and the community of people who make Joshua Tree so unique. Our vision is to provide a rich, inclusive learning environment that inspires people of all ages and backgrounds to recreate together and help steward this beautiful place for years to come.

Desert Institute (DI) was established in 1999 by the former Chief of Interpretation and current Vice President of JTNPA’s Board of Directors, Joe Zarki. DI was operated by the National Park Service in its first year thanks to a grant from the Parks as Classrooms program. After the first year, the Institute program was absorbed by JTNPA as part of its educational operations.

JTNPA has provided support to the park for over 60 years through educational programming, cash aid, in-kind aid, and visitor center operations. We work in partnership with Joshua Tree National Park to help achieve programming goals in education and interpretation, along with scientific and historical research and activities.

Learn more about our work and how you can get involved: (760) 820-1103 | desertinstitute@joshuatree.org

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