Superstition Mountain Museum: James Shepherd – Unique Plants of The Sonoran Desert

James Shepherd, author of A Walk In The Wallace Desert Garden: Discovering Desert Secrets, will present a fascinating lecture about Sonoran Desert plants, ecosystems, and our environment in layman’s terms. There will also be a question and answer session following his talk that will leave attendees with a new appreciation for the Sonoran Desert. Mr. Shepherd is a lifelong naturalist and has traveled the length and breadth of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. His passion for the region led him to being a senior docent at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior. Shepherd is also a former staff writer and publications branch supervisor at Arizona Game and Fish.