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.

Chautauqua Thursday Program

101 – *Mono Basin Stewardship Day– Jake Suppa

Join Jake Suppa with the DeChambeau Creek Foundation on a stewardship project in the Mono Basin. We will be working in riparian, woodland, and meadow habitats to help sustain an open and scenic area for wildlife. Materials will be provided, but we recommend bringing your personal pair of work or gardening gloves if you own them. 

Date: Thursday, June 18
Time: 8:00am-12:00pm
Instructor: Jake Suppa

Meeting location: Mono Lake Committee
Difficulty rating: difficult
Driving distance: 20 mi

102 – *Birding Between the Breweries – Brendan Peralez & Mara Krista Plato

Mono County is notable for spectacular scenery, great birding, and a growing collection of high-elevation breweries. Combine your love for birds and brews on this relaxed afternoon trip, which will introduce you to some great birding at a few local hotspots as well as great beer at some hotspots of another kind. Bring your binoculars, proof of age, and a thirst for birds (beginners and experts welcome). We will provide an 11-passenger van and a sober birding guide. One beverage per person per brewery is included in the program cost; participants may purchase additional beverages and food. Please drink responsibly.

This trip has an additional $95 fee.

Date: Thursday, June 18
Time: 1:00pm-7:00pm
Instructor: Brendan Peralez

Meeting location: Mono Lake Committee
Difficulty rating: easy
Driving distance: 0 miles