Borrego Experience Blog

Ethics of Collecting

November 6, 2019

 

What to Do if you Find a Fossil
Please remember, private collecting of rocks or fossils is prohibited. (Public Resources code 4307 and 5097.5)

An Experiment in Primitive Living - Ghost Mountain

November 6, 2019

Visit the silent ruins of one man’s dream:

Anza Borrego Desert State Park Brochure

November 5, 2019

Welcome to one of the last best places on Earth.

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park encompasses some of the most diverse desert landscape in the world. 

What Is A Fossil?

November 5, 2019

Textbook definitions of "fossil" all converge on some variant of "any sign or indication of ancient life".  This covers a lot of territory, from bones and seashells, to chunks of wood and leaf impressions, to worm burrows and animal footprints.  Globs of feces count as fossils, if they

Anza Borrego Safety Tips

November 5, 2019

Tips to Safely Enjoy Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

California State Parks offers safety tips to outdoor enthusiasts visiting California’s largest state park, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Is there anything special about the geology of the Park?

November 4, 2019

Yes, indeed, there certainly is.  Many of the processes currently active in and around the Park are essentially unique to our area.  As with so much of geology, the basic driving mechanism is plate tectonics.  Locally we have "extremely oblique extension".

Borrego Sprrings High School Interpretation Course Launches Fall Semester

September 3, 2019

Borrego Springs High School Interpretation Course Launches Fall Semester

"Borrego Experience" Preps for Launch

August 20, 2019

Press Release, June 20, 2019: The Borrego Experience Geotourism program, a partnership program led by the Borrego Village Association (BVA), is creating an interactive website featuring unique and authentic visitor experiences in Borrego Springs and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.  The

Peg Leg Smith

August 19, 2019

Thomas “Pegleg” Smith was a notorious Wild West fur trapper, gold prospector, horse thief, and slaver whose legacy is best remembered for the supposed gold jackpot that he claimed to have found and lost until the day he died.

Boys and Girls Club Fundraiser

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