Desert Survival Webcast

"The true question for the human race is not if we will survive the desert, but if the desert will survive us"
—David Alloway

In Memory of David Alloway
May 24, 1957—March 11, 2003

Whether plant, animal or human, it takes special skills to be a survivor in the Texas desert. In this webcast, we learn how people, plant and animals survive in the desert.

• Learn desert survival skills.
• Meet students from Presidio and learn about the history and culture of the border area.
• Explore the plants and animals of the desert and where there is water in a desert.
• Our special guest, David Alloway taught arid land survival techniques in the United States, Mexico, and Australia for over twenty years. His courses drew adventurers from all corners of the globe. Dave shared with us his understanding of the desert and its connection to man.
• See Fort Leaton, an adobe fortress built in 1848 by trader Ben Leaton, the Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center and neighboring Big Bend National Park!

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