7:30-9:30am: Drive to Desert Hot Springs, CA
9:30-10:30am: Brief tour of San Andreas fault through Desert Hot Springs (led by Abraham Duran)
10:30-11:00am: Drive to Coachella, CA, stopping by Thousand Palms Oasis
Address: 29200 Thousand Palms Canyon Rd, Thousand Palms, CA 92276
11:00am-1:00pm: Lunch with Aydee Palomino (Alianza Coachella Valley), Ryan Sinclair (Environmental Microbiology Research Laboratory, Loma Linda University), and Mary Valdemar (Environmental Education Collaborative) at El Tranvia in Coachella
Address: 1221 6th St, Coachella, CA 92236
1:00pm-3:00pm: Tour of Eastern Coachella Valley/North Shore of Salton Sea led by Ryan, Aydee, and Mary
Addresses:
North Shore Community Park: 99-480 70th Ave, Mecca, CA 92254
North Shore Beach and Yacht Club: 99155 Sea View Dr, Mecca, CA 92254
3:00pm-4:00pm: Drive to Salton City
4:00-6:30pm: Meet with Elvira Barragan and Ana Solorio (Líderes Campesinas), tour of Salton City + Brawley led by Elvira and Ana
Address: 1209 Corvina Ave, Thermal, CA 92274
6:30pm: Dinner in Brawley, then check in to Brawley Inn
Address: 575 W Main St, Brawley, CA 92227
8:00am: Meet with José Flores at Brawley Inn/CCV offices, who will remain with us through the day to give us a tour of Imperial County
Address: 235 Main St, Brawley, CA 92227
9:00am: Obsidian Butte
10:30am: Controlled Thermal Resources/Mud pots
Address: W., 409 McDonald Rd, Calipatria, CA 92233
12:00pm: Bombay Beach
Addresses:
Bombay Beach: 9596 Avenue A, Niland, CA 92257
Lunch: 8120 CA-111, Niland, CA 92257
3:00pm: New River & Border
Address: 363 W 2nd St, Calexico, CA 92231
5:00pm-8:00pm: Return
Anonymous, "Field Campus Itinerary: ECV | Salton Sea | Imperial County: March 18-19, 2023", contributed by Prerna Srigyan, Margaret Tebbe, Kim Fortun and Nadine Tanio, Disaster STS Network, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 17 March 2023, accessed 29 November 2024. http://465538.bc062.asia/content/field-campus-itinerary-ecv-salton-sea-imperial-county-march-18-19-2023
Critical Commentary
This is the itinerary for the EcoGovLab Field Campus: ECV | Salton Sea | Imperial County: March 18-19, 2023