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Join Jason Journeyman Wise on an easy, 1.9 mile, 285ft elevation trail walk through a beautiful desert landscape owned and cared for by the Mojave Desert Land Trust in Joshua Tree, CA. There is no water or restrooms on the trail so please come prepared!

The theme of our hike? QUEER ECOLOGY!

What is queer ecology you ask? It's the study of everything in nature that subverts our western cultural expectations about how the natural world *should* work. This of course the more newsworthy examples like the gay animals, but it goes much deeper, exploring the differing roles of males and females in the animal kingdom, plant reproduction, sex change in animals, insects and plants, and matriarchal or communal ecosystem structures. Most of all it's a discussion about how much of human society defines the natural world within its own cultural limits, and how nature can help free us from those unnatural rules.

Hike participant numbers are limited to ensure minimal impact on the habitat.

Jason "journeyman" Wise is a certified California naturalist, professional outdoor environmental educator, a native plant daddy, and prolific tree hugger. Let's go explore nature together!