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Joshua Trees, Jack Rabbits, and Jasper. The Springs Preserve is a 180-acre eco-island in the heart of the Las Vegas Valley. Explore the rocks, plants and animals in our own backyard through guided tours, lectures and more. Reservations are required. Call Springs Preserve Adult Education at (702) 822-7786.


June 28, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Free with general admission and for Annual Pass members
What does it take to keep all of the Preserve’s exhibit critters happy and healthy? Learn all about the feeding and care of our exhibit animals. Join a Springs Preserve zoologist and see what few visitors ever see. Ages 12 and over only. Space is very limited, so register early.


September 27, 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Free with general admission and for Annual Pass members
Come explore the Springs Preserve hiking trails with Wildlife Biologist Raymond Saumure as your guide. With more than 250 species of animals known to occur onsite, there is always something interesting to discover! Participants are encouraged to bring a sense of adventure, sensible footwear, a camera and at least two bottles of water.


Learn more about the world around us in this lecture series that will focus on our planet's natural history -- from animals to plants to geology, and more. Our focus will be on the desert southwest, with occasional topics that will take us much farther afield.

Animals in the Mojave
July 10, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Free with general admission and for Annual Pass members
Join Margie Klein, wildlife education coordinator for the Nevada Department of Wildlife, for an introduction to the animals of the Mojave Desert. We'll focus on the variety of adaptations, such as camouflage and water use, that these animals need to be successful in the desert.

Bugs and Blacklights
August 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Free with general admission and for Annual Pass members
The Springs Preserve has gone buggy! Learn about insects and the role they play in nature before we head out to see them in the field at the Springs Preserve. Learn how insects are monitored and what we can learn from them about the health of the environment. See the various methods of insect attraction from blacklights to light traps to tape traps. Join Nevada's State Entomologist Jeff Knight to learn all that and what it takes to be an entomologist.

Devil's Hole: An Unknown National Treasure at Death Valley National Park
September 11, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Free with general admission and for Annual Pass members
Perhaps the least known and most misunderstood of Death Valley National Park's many treasures is Devil's Hole. Find out what this gash in the desert and its endangered pupfish tell us about our past, present and perhaps even our future with Park Ranger Vicki Wolfe.