Field Seminars by subject

The Mono Lake Committee offers seminars that address many subjects, from birding to painting.

With seminars in the fields of natural history, birding, photography, art, and cultural history, there's a seminar for everyone!

• Natural history
  1. The Season Seldom Seen: Winter Ecology of the Mono Basin • February 9 • Nora Livingston
     Wildflower Waltz • July 5 • Nora Livingston
     Butterflies of the Mono Basin & Sierra Nevada • July 13–14 • Kristie Nelson
     Full Moon Hike • July 16 • Nora Livingston
     Wildflower Waltz • July 18 • Nora Livingston
     Mono Basin Mammals • July 19–21 • John Harris
     Mono Basin Natural History: Aquatic & Terrestrial Habitats • August 2–4 • David Wimpfheimer
     Geology of the Mono Basin • August 16–18 • Greg Stock
     Volcanism of the Mono Basin • August 31 • Nora Livingston • sign up
     Mono Basin Tree Identification • September 13 • Nora Livingston • sign up
     Fire Ecology of the Eastern Sierra • September 14–15 • Malcolm North • sign up
     Geology of the Mono Basin • September 20–22 • Greg Stock
     Fall Color Foray • October 4 • Nora Livingston • sign up
     Arborglyphs & Aspen Natural History • October 5–6 • Richard Potashin & Nancy Hadlock • sign up
     
     
     
• Birding
  1. Birding Mono Basin Hotspots • May 31 • Nora Livingston
     Breeding Birds of the Mono Basin • June 1 • Nora Livingston
     Twilight Birding & Owling • June 2 • Nora Livingston
     Natural History of Mono Basin Woodpeckers • June 11–13 • Steve Shunk
     Mono Basin Big Day Birding • July 6 • Nora Livingston
     Birding the White Mountains • July 12 • Nora Livingston
     Falling for the Migration: Bridgeport Valley & Mono Basin • August 15–16 • Dave Shuford
     Falling for the Migration: Crowley, Mammoth, Mono • August 17–18 • Dave Shuford
     Birding the White Mountains • August 30 • Nora Livingston • sign up
     A Long Journey: Shorebird Migration • September 1 • Nora Livingston • sign up
     
     
     
• Photography
  1. Mono Lake by Moonlight • January 18–20 • Joe Decker
     Winter Starry Skies Over Mono Lake • February 1–3 • Joe Decker
     Mono Basin & Bodie Photography • June 21–23 • David Gubernick
     The Art of Wildflower Macrophotography • July 26–28 • David Gubernick
     Mono Basin Landscapes & Milky Way Photography • August 2–4 • Jeff Sullivan
     Mono Basin Fall Photography • October 11–13 • Robb Hirsch • sign up
     Mono Basin Landscapes & Moon Photography • November 8–10 • Jeff Sullivan • sign up
     
     
     
• Cultural history
  1. Visions of the Past: Sierra Gold, Aurora Silver • June 1–2 • Terri Geissinger
     Mining the Past through Binoculars • August 10 • Nora Livingston
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry • August 23–25 • Lucy Parker, Julia Parker, & Ursula Jones • sign up
     Los Angeles Aqueduct Tour • September 20 • Bartshe Miller • sign up
     Arborglyphs & Aspen Natural History • October 5–6 • Richard Potashin & Nancy Hadlock • sign up
     
     
     
• Art & writing
  1. Capturing the Mono Basin in Pastel • June 28–30 • Ane Carla Rovetta
     En Plein Air at Mono Lake: Beginning Oil Painting • August 9–11 • Penny Otwell
     Creating the Illuminated Field Journal • September 6–8 • Hannah Hinchman • sign up
     Watercolors in the Wild: Autumn Flora • October 4–6 • Andie Thrams • sign up
     
     
     

Questions? Call (760) 647-6595 and ask for Elin, Nora, or Andrew. You can also email us if that's easier.

All seminars operate under permits from the Inyo National Forest and California State Park system.