Book Talk: Water in the Desert by Gary Paul Nabhan

This program is free with Garden admission. Click here to prebook entry tickets to the San Francisco Botanical Garden for July 2. Please consider supporting the Gardens of Golden Gate Park with a recommended donation of $5-20. Your support helps us connect people to plants, the planet, and each other.    Book Talk: Water in the Desert by Gary Paul Nabhan Thursday, July 2, 2026 5:30 pm San Francisco Botanical Garden, Garden of Fragrance Acclaimed agrarian activist and ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan introduces his new memoir Water in the Desert: A Pilgrimage, a profoundly inspiring account of interspecies belonging, collaborative conservation, and the sacred work of caring for the earth. Celebrated as a “world visionary” (Utne Reader) and our “lyrical poet of biodiversity” (Mother Jones), Gary Paul Nabhan has authored dozens of books and been awarded a MacArthur “genius grant.” In Water in the Desert, he traces the fascinating story of his life, offering in the process a vision for… View Source