

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Basalt Cactus Ecology & Conservation Field Trip with Ron Bockelman
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 03:30 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: As a part of Kittitas Environmental Education Network's Get Intimate with the Shrub Steppe weekend, botanist Ron Bockelman will be guiding a special wildflower walk, all about Basalt (Hedgehog) Cactus! Ron will cover everything you need to know about this vibrant hardy barrel cactus, including blooms, seeds, spines, pollinators, and regrowth after fire! Registration through KEEN is required for this event, and the donation goes to support KEEN's mission of shrub steppe education and protection: https://www.keen-ycic.org/giss 
Basalt Cactus Ecology &amp; Conservation
1:00-2:00pm    Raised Display Bed near Entrance - Cactus Research Studies
2:00-2:30pm    Midway Parking Area - Observe Cacti in Lithosols
2:30-3:00pm    Pollinator and Seed Eaters! - Visitor Center 
3:00-3:30pm    Observe cacti at the visitor center
Tentative Schedule (subject to change closer to the event)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vantage/basalt-cactus-ecology-and-conservation-field-trip-with-ron-bockelman/200029781205701
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Vantage
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 25905 Vantage Hwy, Ellensburg, WA, United States, Washington 98926
- **lat**: 46.97386
- **long**: -120.20738
- **full address**: 25905 Vantage Hwy, Ellensburg, WA, United States, Washington 98926, Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center, 25905 Vantage Hwy, Ellensburg, WA 98926, United States, Vantage

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center (https://allevents.in/org/wild-horse-renewable-energy-center/7077689)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 25905 Vantage Hwy, Ellensburg, WA, United States, Washington 98926, Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center, 25905 Vantage Hwy, Ellensburg, WA 98926, United States, Vantage
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Basalt Cactus Ecology & Conservation Field Trip with Ron Bockelman ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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