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Bear’s Water is a hidden spring in Morongo Valley recently acquired by the Native American Land Conservancy (NALC), and this Friday, June 13, you can help tend to its pristine land.
Formerly the area of Sherman Shady Springs, Bear’s Water is originally shared territory of the Serrano, Cahuilla, and the Chemehuevi tribes. Since the NALC’s acquisition of the land in 2023, they have since set up an education center on the property’s cabin and plan to make it more productive for tribal food and medicine.
On Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. the NALC is looking for volunteers to help landscape and pull weeds to prep for their ethnobotanical garden. While all are welcome to participate, organizers ask volunteers to bring water, snacks, gloves, and sun protection. The NALC says “being outside, working on the land, hearing the chatter of birds and whisper of the cottonwood leaves blowing in the breeze does wonders for the springtime blues.”
All volunteers must register for directions and accountability. To register, email: programs@nativeamericanland.org
