Green grass with fluffy seed heads lines the shore of a lake, tufa formations are in the water offshore.

Category: Events

Chautauqua lunch & music at Hess Park on June 18

Everyone is invited to stop by Hess Park in Lee Vining on Saturday, June 18 from 11:30am to 2:00pm to have lunch, catch up with friends, browse a few artists’ and authors’ new books, learn more about the Mono Basin…

Join us for the virtual Bird Chautauqua, June 10-11

We invite you to join us online, from wherever you are, for the virtual Bird Chautauqua, coming up June 10-11, 2022. We’re offering three presentations each evening—take a look at the titles below, read more here, and sign up to…

A brown and gray bird perched in small twigs, the background is blue.

Chautauqua registration opens April 15

Here are five important things you need to know about this year’s Chautauqua: Chautauqua registration begins at 6:30am PDT on Friday, April 15. Be sure to check out the newly updated schedule online as you select your programs. We are expecting high demand for…

Don’t miss the virtual Wild & Scenic Film Festival

Our eleventh annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival is coming to a TV (or computer, or mobile device) near you! Join us from anywhere with an internet connection on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 7:00pm Pacific for the live screening…

A mountain biker leans into a turn on a trail surrounded by green ferns.

Join us from home for the 2022 Wild & Scenic Film Festival

Last year, we piloted our first entirely virtual Wild & Scenic Film Festival, a fundraiser for the Mono Basin Outdoor Education Center (OEC) and it was a smashing success. More than 600 people from across the country tuned in and helped raise…

Orange-crowned Warbler perched on sagebrush.

Registration is open for winter 2022 Virtual Seminars

Are you interested in learning more about birds, but you don’t know where to start? Have you been looking at birds for years but want to build a better foundation of knowledge about their biology? Join me, the Mono Lake…

Male Evening Grosbeak perched on thin branches against a faded gray background.

Christmas Bird Counts coming up

If you like the holidays, birds, and know how to count, then the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is for you! The 2021 CBC marks the 122nd year that the National Audubon Society has organized this international community science event. Every…