BLM to host scorpion hunt as part of Summer Family nights
Visitors will get a chance to do some scorpion hunting Tuesday night as part of the Bureau of Land Management’s Summer Family Nights 2019.
The program is designed to allow participants an opportunity to watch wildlife, have fun and promote the outdoors and visitation to public lands.
Two species of scorpions are found in the Palm Springs area: the sand scorpion and giant hairy scorpion. After sunset, guides will use ultraviolet or black lights so participants can see scorpions in their glow phase.
Participants will also look for animal holes and tracks of desert animals that call this area home: velvet ant, tarantula, zebra-tailed lizard, red racer, nighthawk, Gambel’s quail, golden eagle, kangaroo rat, black-tailed jackrabbit, badger and kit fox.
The public is advised to wear closed-toe shoes and be prepared for windy weather at twilight.
The event will take place about ten miles west of Palm Springs from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Meet on Snow Creek Road, 1/8 mile south of Highway 111 and Interstate 10 interchange. For more information or to reserve a spot, contact 760-862-9984, or 760-641-8832.
