Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Seminar spotlight: Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Join us for this year’s Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats field seminar, held annually in the Mono Basin’s high-elevation meadows at the peak of their summer bloom! Plants, animals, insects, geology, and weather all interact quickly during the short growing season, and this seminar is a guide to it all.

Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats • August 1–3 • $165 per person/$150 for members • sign up here

Instructor Ann Howald has a clear and enthusiastic teaching style that brings participants back year after year. Photo by Elin Ljung.

Instructor Ann Howald is a retired consulting botanist who specializes in rare plant and conservation issues. Her engaging way of demystifying complicated plant structures and naming conventions brings participants back for multiple seminars.

Ann makes identifying short and small meadow plants straightforward. Photo by Elin Ljung.

Though Ann’s expertise is plant-related, she involves the entire ecosystem—birds, insects, weather patterns, and any other subjects that participants wish to learn about. The Eastern Sierra’s varied habitats are fascinating, busy places, so come take a guided look at all that activity with the Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats field seminar.

Spend a weekend in the high-elevation meadows that burst with color and life during the short summer months. Photo by Elin Ljung.

Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats • August 1–3 • $165 per person/$150 for members • sign up here

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  1. […] NEW! Introduction to High Country Plants and Habitats:  Join the Mono Lake Committee on August 1-3 for this year’s Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats field seminar, held annually in the Mono Basin’s high-elevation meadows at the peak of their summer bloom! Plants, animals, insects, geology, and weather all interact quickly during the short growing season, and this seminar is a guide to it all.  Click here for more information. […]

  2. I’ve taken this seminar twice. It is wonderful. I love the high altitude environment.