Bureau of Land Management Schedules Summer Break for Desert Discovery Center
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management Barstow Field Office has scheduled a summer break for the Desert Discovery Center. The center will be closed from August 18-28 and will reopen again on August 29, with programs and activities focused on "Discovering the Desert."
The Desert Discovery Center, originally established in 2000, is comprised of a unique partnership among several government, education, and non-profit organizations. Partners work collaboratively to provide environmental education, contribute funding for facility operations, write grant applications, prepare interpretive displays, create public art, and promote the Desert Discovery Center. Constructed in 1973 and home to the "Old Woman Meteorite," the Desert Discovery Center serves as an environmental education center for the surrounding high-desert communities.
The Desert Discovery Center and the adjacent Desert Discovery Park are located on 12 acres of public land in Barstow, California, in the California Desert National Conservation Area, about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert.
The BLM strives to be a good neighbor in the communities it serves. Connecting kids to public lands connects them to America's natural and cultural heritage. For more information, please call Zachary Pratt at 760-252-6040.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.