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! Please let us know if there's a subject you'd like us to cover, but you don't see it here already.

• Natural history
  1. Natural History Ramble • June 28 • Nora Livingston
     Wildflower Waltz • June 30 • Nora Livingston
     Mono Basin Natural History: Aquatic & Terrestrial Habitats • July 7–9 • David Wimpfheimer
     Full Moon Adventure • July 9 • Nora Livingston
     Sierra Nevada Wildflowers • July 14 • Nora Livingston
     Butterflies of the Mono Basin & Sierra Nevada • July 15–16 • Kristie Nelson
     Natural History Ramble • July 19 • Nora Livingston
     Wildflower Waltz • July 21 • Nora Livingston
     Mono Basin Mammals • July 21–23 • John Harris
     Volcanism at Mono Lake • July 28 • Nora Livingston
     High Country Plants & Habitats: How are they coping with climate change? • July 28–30 • Ann Howald
     Full Moon Adventure • August 7 • Nora Livingston
     Natural History Ramble • August 10 • Nora Livingston
     Geology of the Mono Basin • August 25–27 • Greg Stock
     Full Moon Adventure • September 6 • Nora Livingston
     Fire Ecology of the Eastern Sierra • September 9–10 • Malcolm North
     Mono Basin Tree Identification • September 15 • Nora Livingston
     Geology of the Mono Basin • September 22–24 • Greg Stock
     Fall Color Foray • October 4 • Nora Livingston • sign up
     Full Moon Adventure • October 5 • Nora Livingston • sign up
     Fall Color Foray • October 12 • Nora Livingston • sign up
     Fall Color Foray • October 16 • Nora Livingston • sign up
     
     
     
• Birding
  1. Breeding Birds of the Mono Basin • June 2 • Nora Livingston
     Birding Mono Basin Hotspots • June 4 • Nora Livingston
     Twilight Birding & Owling • June 7 • Nora Livingston
     Natural History of Mono Basin Woodpeckers • June 13–15 • Steve Shunk
     Twilight Birding & Owling • June 22 • Nora Livingston
     Birding Between the Breweries • June 29 • Nora Livingston
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Bridgeport Valley • August 10–11 • Dave Shuford
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Long Valley • August 12–13 • Dave Shuford
     Birding the White Mountains • August 19 • Nora Livingston
     A Long Journey: Shorebird & Waterfowl Migration • August 20 • Nora Livingston
     Birding Between the Breweries • August 24 • Nora Livingston
     
     
     
• Photography
  1. Mono Basin Spring Landscapes & Astrophotography • June 2–4 • Jeff Sullivan
     Mono Basin Moonlight Photography • June 9–11 • David Gubernick
     Mono Basin & Bodie Photography • July 21–23 • David Gubernick
     Mono Basin Fall Photography • October 13–15 • Robb Hirsch • sign up
     
     
     
• Art & writing
  1. Capturing the Mono Basin in Pastel • July 14–16 • Ane Carla Rovetta
     En Plein Air at Mono Lake: Beginning Oil Painting • July 28–30 • Penny Otwell
     Creating the Illuminated Field Journal • September 29–October 1 • Hannah Hinchman • sign up
     
     
     
• Cultural history
  1. Mining the Past through Binoculars • June 3 • Nora Livingston
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry • June 23–25 • Julia Parker, Lucy Parker, Ursula Jones
     Los Angeles Aqueduct Tour • June 23–25 • Greg Reis
     Mining the Past through Binoculars • August 16 • Nora Livingston
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry • August 25–27 • Julia Parker, Lucy Parker, Ursula Jones
     Visions of the Past: Sierra Gold, Aurora Silver • September 16–17 • Terri Geissinger
     Mining the Past through Binoculars • October 7 • Nora Livingston • canceled
     
     
     

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