Fundraising Bricks
Maturango Museum Fundraising Brick Campaign We are enthusiastically beginning our brick campaign on January 1!
The funding provided by the sale of the bricks will be used to further beautify
and maintain our desert gardens at the Maturango Museum. The bricks themselves will be
installed along the new pathway and to enhance the area near the shade…
2nd Annual Matching Funds Drive!
“Let’s Make It Happen” Matching Donation Drive 2024 – June 1 – August 1, 2024
June 1 marks the first day of the Maturango Museum’s Matching Donation Drive and Membership Drive. Generous benefactors have pledged to match $25,000 toward the Matching Donation Drive. Now, it is your turn to double your donation to support the Maturango Museum! Help us reach our goal of $50,000 in our summer appeal…
2nd Annual Matching Funds Drive!
“Let’s Make It Happen” Matching Donation Drive – June 1 – August 1, 2024
June 1 marks the first day of the Maturango Museum’s Matching Donation Drive and Membership Drive. Generous benefactors have pledged to match $25,000 toward the Matching Donation Drive. Now, it is your turn to double your donation to support the Maturango Museum! Help us reach our goal of $50,000 in our summer appeal that…
Nominations for 2024 board meeting
The Nominating Committee is pleased to forward five candidate statements for the three vacant positions for this year’s Board of Trustees election. The biographies are in alphabetical order by first name.
Thanks,
Diane Foucher
Nominating Committee Chair
Robert (Bob) McGowan
I am a 50+ year resident of the Indian Wells Valley (IWV) where as a child I attended local schools and eventually…
Kim Schaefer- A Vascular Flora of the Sacatar Trail Wilderness
A Vascular Flora of the Sacatar Trail Wilderness, Southern Sierra Nevada, CA.
Presented by Kim Schaefer on Saturday, April 6 at 2 pm
Kim Schaefer, a master’s student studying Botany at Claremont Graduate University and California Botanic Garden will be giving a presentation on her location of study, the Sacatar Trail Wilderness.
The Sacatar Trail Wilderness (STW), approximately 20…
Gene Albitre- Ethnobotany
Ethnobotany
Presented by Gene Albitre on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at 1 pm
On April 7, 2024, Gene Albitre, a retired Native American spiritual leader, will give a presentation on Ethnobotany. Ethnobotany is the study of a region’s plants and their practical uses through the traditional knowledge of local culture and people. What plants were utilized by the Native Americans in this area?…
Glenn Harris- Holocene Climate Change
Holocene Climate Change - How Have Plants Responded
Presented by Glenn Harris on Friday, April 5, 2024 at 6:30 pm
Climate change seems to be a hot topic recently. With projections ranging from a crispy burned-up earth to an impending ice age. The earth has gone through several climate swings in the past and from these we can learn how plants have responded. The presentation will include…
Leave a Gift
A Bequest from Your Estate
Can Be a Life-Long Gift
to the Maturango Museum
We at the Maturango Museum hope you have many good museum memories of how the museum has added to your quality of life. We ask that you consider including the museum in your estate planning to preserve the museum’s valuable contribution to future generations.
How The Museum Enriches the Indian…
About Coso Petroglyphs
COSO PETROGLYPH LANDMARK: ARCHAEOLOGY, ETHNOGRAPHY,
AND ROCK ART
INTRODUCTION
Little Petroglyph Canyon, in the Coso district, represents one of the most outstanding and best preserved displays of Native American rock art in the country. Most of the images are in a distinct and well-recognized style, known as Coso, although images showing similarities to Mojave Desert and Great…
Petroglyph FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions About Petroglyphs
The Coso Region and the Base
What is the Coso Rock Art National Historic Landmark?
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is the highest designation by the federal government to identify and protect significant historic and prehistoric places. The Coso Rock Art NHL covers 36,000 acres, and contains the richest collection of rock art in…