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 | The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens |
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 346-5694
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Description:
Mission Desert conservation through preservation, education and appreciation. About Us The Living Desert and the deserts of the world you are about to embark on will show you how language has
Hours of Operation:
Open daily 9/1-6/15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed 12/25
Services:
Parties
Special Events
Specialties:
Banquets
Products:
Nursery Stock
Palms
Additional Info:
Over 450 native & exotic animals
Beautiful gardens & scenic trails
Wildlife Wonders animal shows
African Village WaTuTu & Giraffic Park
Summer hours: 6/16-8/31, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Business Categories:
Zoos
Mission Desert conservation through preservation, education and appreciation. About Us The Living Desert and the deserts of the world you are about to embark on will show you how language has
misled
everyone
into
thinking
of
the
desert
as
a
surly,
outlaw
landscape
instead
of
a
fragile,
interesting
ecosystem.
Youbll
see
remarkable
plants,
animals,
places
and
natural
phenomena
associated
with
deserts
and
learn
how
The
Living
Desert
is
helping
to
interpret
and
protect
them.
You
will
also
find
out
about
one
of
the
most
unusual
institutions
in
the
United
States.
There
isnbt
a
single
word
to
describe
all
that
The
Living
Desert
is
and
does.
We
must
string
words
together,
like
beads:
zoo
and
endangered
species
conservation
center
b
botanical
gardens
b
natural
history
museum
b
wilderness
park
b
nature
preserve
b
education
center.
The
thread
that
holds
all
the
beads
together
is
the
word
bdesert.b
History
The
Living
Desert
was
established
in
March
1970
as
a
360
acre
wilderness
preserve.
Today
it
is
one
of
the
most
unique
institutions
in
the
country
and
stands
out
as
the
only
American
zoo
and
garden
dedicated
solely
to
interpreting
and
conserving
the
deserts
of
the
world
and
is
the
only
zoological
and
botanical
park
specializing
in
just
one
entire
ecosystem.
The
Living
Desert
was
the
brainchild
of
several
prominent
citizens
who
anticipated
what
resort
development
would
do
to
the
Coachella
Valley,
and
championed
the
idea
of
a
permanent
wilderness
preserve
where
people
could
enjoy
and
learn
about
the
natural
desert.
They
convinced
the
Palm
Springs
Desert
Museum,
of
which
they
were
trustees,
to
establish
an
interpretive
nature
trail
and
preserve
on
360
acres
in
the
(then)
remote
community
of
Palm
Desert.
In
1970,
The
Living
Desert
Reserve
was
born.
With
Philip
L.
Boyd,
who
also
fathered
the
Riverside
campus
of
the
University
of
California
and
the
Deep
Canyon
Research
Station
in
Palm
Desert,
chairing
the
Board
of
Governors,
it
was
time
to
go
to
work.
Among
the
first
tasks
of
the
Board
was
to
hire
as
resident
naturalist
a
young
woman
with
a
fateful
set
of
qualifications:
energy,
intelligence
and
ambition,
plus
experience
as
a
zoo
keeper
and
a
park
ranger,
plus
graduate
work
in
wildlife
biology.
Today,
Karen
Sausman
is
still
executive
director.
Her
vision
and
love
of
the
desert,
shared
by
Philip
Boyd
until
his
death
in
1990,
and
by
Living
Desert's
member,
volunteers,
staff,
trustees
and
friends,
have
built
The
Living
Desert.
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Hours of Operation:
Open daily 9/1-6/15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed 12/25
Services:
Parties
Special Events
Specialties:
Banquets
Products:
Nursery Stock
Palms
Additional Info:
Over 450 native & exotic animals
Beautiful gardens & scenic trails
Wildlife Wonders animal shows
African Village WaTuTu & Giraffic Park
Summer hours: 6/16-8/31, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Business Categories:
Zoos
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