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SUMMARY:Kerncrest Audubon Presents MOTUS
DESCRIPTION:MOTUS is an international network of antenna stations to detect signals of animals carrying tiny transmitters called tags. The data collected from these stations are collected and made available for studies of how animals (mostly birds and bats) move about the Earth. Kerncrest Audubon and the Maturango Museum have installed a MOTUS antenna array at the museum. \nThe presentation by Dr. Patrick Lorch of the Southern Sierra Research Station is titled “Using Modern Tech to Track Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoos in The Kern River Valley”. \nAfter a decade doing academic research and teaching\, that included radio tracking insects with the USDA\, Pat moved to working with the Motus wildlife tracking system. After setting up over 58 Motus stations\, Pat has tons of experience with planning and constructing Motus stations as well as with data management and analysis. At SSRS\, he’s leading our Motus station projects\, assisting with data analysis\, and grant applications aimed at strengthening the role the station plays in regional conservation.
URL:https://maturango.org/event/kerncrest-audubon-presents-motus/
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SUMMARY:Children’s Hour: “Wildflowers”
DESCRIPTION:See an impressive array of wildflowers all in one location. \nI hope you have had the opportunity to venture outside and see the wildflowers blooming in the Rademacher Hills\, Short Canyon\, and other areas. As of February 25\, many wildflowers are blooming. It’s a different year for wildflowers due to the wet fall and winter\, above-average temperatures in December and January\, followed by more rain and freezing temperatures in February. Early in December\, many plants took the opportunity to grow\, bloom\, and produce seeds while the weather permitted. It was a gamble\, but many plants have succeeded in doing just that. \nThe Lacy Phacelia wildflowers are flourishing in the Rademacher Hills. Go to the end of College Heights Blvd\, park in the dirt parking lot\, open your car door\, and take in the sweet aroma of Lacy Phacelia. This plant is growing in profusion in and around the creosote bushes. In some areas\, plants are reaching two feet tall! This appears to be Lacy Phacelia’s year to dominate the landscape in the Rademachers. The related phacelia\, Yellow Throats or Fremont’s Phacelia\, is soaking in the sun on the south sides of creosote bushes in the Rademachers. \nBrown-eyed primroses are also prominent in the Rademachers and just about every other place I’ve looked. Chia is another plant that is growing and thriving everywhere. The bright yellow Coreopsis is creating bright spots of vibrant color\, and the small yellow goldfields are starting to give small areas of a hillside a tinge of yellow. \nThe wildflowers are here and will continue to grow\, bloom\, and seed. We expect a wonderful variety of wildflowers for the exhibit weekend. \nWe will have three presentations over the Wildflower Exhibit weekend: \nFriday\, April 10\, at 5:30 pm\, Glenn Harris (provide info) will give a presentation on “Why Plants Grow Where They Do.” Glenn\, a retired BLM employee\, now volunteers with the Maturango Museum\, giving environmental education talks to children and adults. \nSaturday\, April 11\, at 2 pm\, Allison Autry\, PhD candidate\, studies orchids that grow on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada and riparian enclaves on the Mojave Desert. Her presentation is titled\, “An Introduction to the Native Orchids of California and Nevada\, with a special focus on the Southeastern Sierra and the Mojave Desert.” Did you know that orchids grow in the eastern Sierra Nevada and the Mojave Desert? \nSunday\, April 12\, at 2 pm\, Dylan Layfield will give a presentation on the Wildflowers That Grow in Sand Canyon. This eastern Sierra Nevada canyon is located north of Grapevine Canyon. Dylan has studied the wildflowers of this canyon for many years. Dylan works at China Lake.
URL:https://maturango.org/event/childrens-hour-wildflowers/
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SUMMARY:Wildflower Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Every spring\, the Maturango Museum hosts a Wildflower Exhibit featuring the wildflowers that grow in and around Ridgecrest\, including the local canyons of the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. A colorful display of more than 200 different species of wildflowers is showcased in the Maturango Museum’s largest room. This is an excellent opportunity to see wildflowers up close and in one location! The Wildflower Exhibit runs from Friday\, April 10\, through Sunday\, April 12\, 2026. \nThe Maturango Museum is located at 100 E Las Flores Ave\, Ridgecrest\, CA. Phone – 760-375-\n6900\, website – Maturango.org.
URL:https://maturango.org/event/wildflower-exhibit-2/
CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T173000
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SUMMARY:Glenn Harris: Why Plants Grow Where They Do
DESCRIPTION:Glenn\, a retired BLM employee\, now volunteers with the Maturango Museum\, giving environmental education talks to children and adults.Have you ever wondered why certain plants grow where they do? We have all looked at landscapes with their variety of plant colors and physical features. Glenn Harris will delve into this subject in his presentation on Friday evening. \nEcologists have classified the Earth into a series of similar areas called biomes. The biomes include aquatic\, grassland\, forest\, desert\, and tundra. This illustrated presentation will focus on the Desert Biome and\, in particular\, the desert region where we live. The presentation will include discussions of landscape\, community\, and individual plant-level factors affecting plant distribution. \nGlenn is familiar with the desert area\, having worked in the region for over 45 years\, 39 of them for BLM. He serves as a volunteer with the BLM and a docent with the Maturango Museum. With the museum\, he takes environmental education into the classroom and public groups\, giving talks on geology\, earthquakes\, volcanoes\, and insects. He has worked with the annual Wildflower Exhibit as both a collector and taxonomist\, identifying the collected specimens for many years.
URL:https://maturango.org/event/glenn-harris-why-plants-grow-where-they-do/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T140000
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SUMMARY:Allison Autry: Introduction to the Native Orchids of California and Nevada
DESCRIPTION:Allison Autry\, PhD candidate\, studies orchids that grow on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada and riparian enclaves on the Mojave Desert. Her presentation is titled\, “An Introduction to the Native Orchids of California and Nevada\, with a special focus on the Southeastern Sierra and the Mojave Desert.” Did you know that orchids grow in the eastern Sierra Nevada and the Mojave Desert? \nThe Maturango Museum is pleased to host PhD Candidate Allison Autry\, who will give a presentation on Native Orchids of California and Nevada. Nearly 40 species of orchids are found across California in habitats including the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada and the riparian enclaves of the Mojave Desert. This talk will cover topics including orchid diversity in California\, historical efforts to document orchid diversity in the state\, and contemporary threats to native orchids. The stories of a handful of noteworthy native orchid species\, including the Ash Meadows Ladies’ Tresses\, will be highlighted during the presentation. \nAllison Autry is a PhD Candidate conducting rare orchid conservation and genetics research at California Botanic Garden in Claremont\, CA. She also serves as a Director of the Native Orchid Conference. Allison earned a B.S. degree in plant science and environmental science from the University of Delaware and has previously worked as a research assistant at Longwood Gardens. She is currently conducting fieldwork in Ash Meadows\, Nevada\, Railroad Valley\, Nevada\, and eastern California in support of her dissertation research on Spiranthes infernalis.
URL:https://maturango.org/event/allison-autry-introduction-to-the-native-orchids-of-california-and-nevada/
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SUMMARY:Dylan Layfield: Vascular Flora of Sand Canyon
DESCRIPTION:Dylan Layfield will give a presentation on the “Vascular Flora of Sand Canyon”. This canyon is located to the north of Grapevine Canyon and south of No Name Canyon. Sand Canyon has diverse plant species due to its long stretches of continuous water in both the Main Fork and South Fork of the canyon. In addition\, elevations ranging from 2\,800 ft to 7\,989 ft allow for unique transition zones between the Mojave Desert\, the Great Basin\, and the Sierra Nevada. Sand Canyon is one of the larger and less-traveled canyons in the eastern Owens Peak Wilderness. \nAs an avid hiker and explorer\, Dylan put this talent to use in the extensive Sand Canyon watershed\, where he began his independent floristic project in 2020. The plants in this area of the Owens Peak Wilderness are not well documented\, with most collections concentrated near the base of the canyon and on the northeastern aspects of Spanish Needle. Dylan’s presentation covers the history of Sand Canyon\, previous collections\, and some of his favorite plants growing there. \nDylan graduated from Cal Poly Humboldt with a BS in Environmental Science and Management (emphasis in ecological restoration). He became extremely interested in plants and soils during his time at Humboldt and seasonal jobs with the Forest Service. Currently\, Dylan works as a Natural Resources Specialist on NAWS China Lake\, where he has spent many hours studying\, cataloguing\, managing\, and remediating ecosystems for native plants and animal species such as the Joshua tree and the federally listed Inyo California Towhee.
URL:https://maturango.org/event/dylan-layfield-vascular-flora-of-sand-canyon/
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SUMMARY:ESTATE SALE!
DESCRIPTION:1960 MATURANGO ST\n8-2\nTOOLS\, TRINKETS\, FURNITURE AND PLENTY OF BOOKS!
URL:https://maturango.org/event/estate-sale/
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SUMMARY:ESTATE SALE
DESCRIPTION:  \n1960 MATURANGO ST\n8-2\nTOOLS\, TRINKETS\, FURNITURE AND PLENTY OF BOOKS!
URL:https://maturango.org/event/estate-sale-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T080000
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SUMMARY:ESTATE SALE!
DESCRIPTION:1960 MATURANGO ST\n8-2\nTOOLS\, TRINKETS\, FURNITURE AND PLENTY OF BOOKS!
URL:https://maturango.org/event/estate-sale-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260424T103000
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SUMMARY:Children’s Hour: Butterflies
DESCRIPTION:Why wouldn’t the butterfly go to the dance? It was a moth ball.Why did the kid throw butter out the window? He wanted to see butter fly. \nBut seriously\, the docents of Maturango Museum would like to invite families and young children to our “Butterflies; Loved by Flowers and Children” program. This free event will be full of your favorite stories about butterflies\, as well as action songs\, and a fun\, child-friendly craft. We will be exploring exhibits and butterfly science at the Discovery Table. \nWe will have a butterfly backdrop set up so families can take colorful photos. \nMore information about Children’s Hour can be found on www.Maturango.org or by calling 760-375-6900. \n“If you smile when you see a butterfly\, you have happiness in your soul.”-Diane Cooper
URL:https://maturango.org/event/childrens-hour-butterflies/
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SUMMARY:Celebration of Life for Janet Westbrook
DESCRIPTION:Janet Westbrook\, well-known Naturalist and Biology Professor Emeritus at Cerro Coso College\, passed away peacefully in Ridgecrest on 24 August\, 2025. She was an ardent environmentalist\, loving deserts\, mountains and trees. She participated in and supported many environmental causes and organizations. She gave regular lectures and slide shows at the Maturango Museum sharing her world adventures. She became involved with the Maturango Museum when it was still on the China Lake Navy base. She served on the Board and contributed untold hours of ideas\, time\, effort and financial contributions. \nFor over 50 years she was a member of the China Lake Mountain Rescue Group\, amongst other duties teaching first aid and CPR\, as well as being one of the callout coordinators. \nIn lieu of flowers\, donations may be made to the Maturango Museum.
URL:https://maturango.org/event/celebration-of-life-for-janet-westbrook/
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