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The Hi-Desert Nature Museum is dedicated to the process of education by exploring the natural, artistic, and cultural heritage of the Morongo Basin and High Desert. The Museum seeks to inspire wonder, discovery, understanding, and responsibility in its community and visitors through exhibitions, programs, and collections in the arts, history, and natural sciences.

Ask Steffy!

Our fascinating desert ecology is one of the reasons many of us choose to make the Morongo Basin our home, but it can also raise a lot of questions about the local plants and animals. Stefanie Ritter is our resident biologist at the museum and is a wealth of information on the topic of natural science. Please feel free to email her your questions and each month we will pick one or two to be answered in the newsletter. If you would like an animal or plant identified, please be sure to attach an image to your message.

Send you questions to museum@yucca-valley.org


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