Come celebrate the one year anniversary of our beautiful National Monument with a day full of events at Walking Box Ranch, Wee Thump Wilderness Area, the Searchlight Mystery Ranch and the Searchlight Community Center.
***PLEASE NOTE: many of the individual events have limited capacity and require you to RSVP. You can RSVP by purchasing a free ticket for the specific events you will be attending by clicking the button below. More event details and locations will be sent to those who have RSVP'd. Thank you! ***
WALKING BOX RANCH & WEE THUMP WILDERNESS AREA
8:30AM to 11:30AM
native plant & cactus giveaway
tours of historic Walking Box Ranch @ 8:30AM, 9:00AM, 9:30AM, 10:00AM, 10:30AM and 11:00AM(RSVP ticket required, 15 people maximum per time slot)
outdoor grounds tours of historic Walking Box Ranch @ 8:30AM, 9:30AM and 10:30AM (RSVP ticket required, 25 people maximum per time slot)
bird walk led by Ned Bohman of the Great Basin Bird Observatory @ 8:30AM (RSVP ticket required, 10 people maximum)
plant & wildflower hike led by plant ecologist Hermi Hiatt @ 10:30AM (RSVP ticket required, 10 people maximum)
and more!
SEARCHLIGHT MYSTERY RANCH
9AM-11AM (meet at 8:45)
(RSVP ticket required, 15 people maximum)
help plant native plants near the wildlife pond (RSVP ticket required, 15 people maximum)
bring gloves and a trowel if you have them
tour the ranch
GRANDPA’S ROAD, BIRD & PLANT HIKES
(RSVP ticket required, 15 people maximum)
bird and plant walk led by Morrigan DeVito of the Red Rock Audubon Society at 9:30AM (meet at 9:15AM) and at 11:00AM (meet at 10:45AM)
SEARCHLIGHT COMMUNITY CENTER
1PM to 4PM (doors open at 12:30)
doors open at 12:30PM with refreshments, booths & activities (including a fun solar-viewing with the LV Astronomical Society)
event program begins at 2pm
speakers about the monument, culture, nature, astronony, history & more
Searchlight Gold Beam Issue 2 “Dreams & Visions” official release
performance by the Fort Mojave Marching Band and the Fort Mojave Bird Singers & Dancers
A big thank you to our event sponsors!
