Robin Kobaly has been named 2024’s selection for the Yucca Valley High School Hall of Fame.
Kobaly graduated from Yucca Valley High School in 1970, and has since worked as biologist and educator throughout the Morongo Basin and Southern California.
Kobaly worked with The U.S. Bureau of Land Management for twenty years, serving as the California Desert District Botanist and as Preserve Manager of Big Morongo Canyon Preserve. She co-founded the Wildlands Conservancy, and instituted the Sand to Snow Wilderness Project, a 21-year effort which eventually led to the federal campaign responsible for the Sand to Snow National Monument.
Kobaly was the first preserve manager of the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve. In 2018, Kobaly received the Minerva Hoyt award which recognizes individuals that have made notable achievements and contributions on behalf of the deserts of California.
Kobaly will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at ceremonies in conjunction with the YVHS Renaissance Awards ceremonies on Wednesday May 22 at 6:00 pm in the YVHS gymnasium. The public is invited to attend and admission is free.
