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!

We have made the difficult decision to cancel all 2020 Mono Basin Field Seminars due to COVID-19. After much discussion amongst our staff and with seminar instructors, we have concluded that attempting to offer this year's seminars with proper social distancing protocols is too risky and would also degrade the seminar experience.

If you have questions, please contact the Field Seminar team. For more about the Mono Lake Committee's operations during COVID-19, please see this page.

• Natural history
  1. All 2020 Mono Basin Field Seminars are canceled due to COVID-19.
     Mono Basin Winter Wanders • February 1, February 15, March 7, March 21 • Nora Livingston
     Full Moon Hike • June 5 • Nora Livingston
     Mono Basin Natural History: Aquatic & Terrestrial Habitats • July 10–12 • David Wimpfheimer
     Mountain Botany & Ecology • July 17–19 • Michèle Slaton
     Mono Basin Mammals • July 24–26 • John Harris
     Volcanism of the Mono Basin • August 1 • Nora Livingston
     Wildflower Waltz • August 2 • Nora Livingston
     Natural History at the Edge of the Sierra • August 8 • Nora Livingston
     Geology of the Mono Basin • August 14–16 • Greg Stock
     Mono Basin Tree Identification • September 4 • Nora Livingston
     Restoring Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep • September 11–13 • John Wehausen
     Geology of the Mono Basin • September 18–20 • Greg Stock
     Fall Color Foray • October 2 • Nora Livingston
     Arborglyphs & Aspen Natural History • October 3–4 • Richard Potashin & Nancy Hadlock
     Fall Color Foray • October 9 • Nora Livingston
     
     
     
• Birding
  1. All 2020 Mono Basin Field Seminars are canceled due to COVID-19.
     Birding Mono Basin Hotspots • May 29 • Nora Livingston
     Breeding Birds of the Mono Basin • May 30 • Nora Livingston
     Twilight Birding & Owling • May 31 • Nora Livingston
     Natural History of Mono Basin Woodpeckers • June 15–18 • Steve Shunk
     Mono Basin Big Day Birding • June 27 • Nora Livingston
     Birding Between the Breweries • July 3 • Nora Livingston
     Birding the White Mountains • July 9 • Nora Livingston
     Birding the White Mountains • July 17 • Nora Livingston
     Falling for the Migration: Bridgeport Valley & Mono Basin • August 13–14 • Dave Shuford
     Falling for the Migration: Crowley, Mammoth, Mono • August 15–16 • Dave Shuford
     A Long Journey: Shorebird Migration • September 5 • Nora Livingston
     
     
     
• Photography
  1. Winter Photography at Mono Lake • January 10–12 • Joe Decker
     All 2020 Mono Basin Field Seminars are canceled due to COVID-19.
     The Art of Wildflower Macrophotography • July 17–19 • David Gubernick
     Mono Basin Landscape & Night Photography • July 24–26 • Jeff Sullivan
     Mono Basin & Bodie Photography • August 28–30 • David Gubernick
     Mono Basin Fall Photography • October 9–11 • Robb Hirsch
     
     
     
• Cultural history
  1. All 2020 Mono Basin Field Seminars are canceled due to COVID-19.
     Arborglyphs & Aspen Natural History • October 3–4 • Richard Potashin & Nancy Hadlock
     
     
     
• Art & writing
  1. All 2020 Mono Basin Field Seminars are canceled due to COVID-19.
     En Plein Air at Mono Lake: Beginning Oil Painting • June 26–28 • Penny Otwell
     Creating the Illuminated Field Journal • August 21–23 • Hannah Hinchman
     Watercolors in the Wild: Autumn Flora • October 9–11 • Andie Thrams
     
     
     

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.