Category: Events

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…

Sunrise glowing on the horizon beyond a snow covered landscape with Mill Creek in the foreground and Mono Lake in the distance.

Donate for Giving Tuesday

We have a very special opportunity this Giving Tuesday. A longtime Mono Lake Committee member wanted to inspire fellow Mono Lake lovers to give an extra gift this Giving Tuesday, and she has generously offered to match all funds raised, dollar…

A crowd of people lined up along a street.

Results are in for the 40th annual Tioga Pass Run

September 12th began much like any other Sunday. The sun rose from the east, casting its light over Mono Lake and the town of Lee Vining. Birds sang their melodious tunes from the tree tops, and a pleasant breeze blew,…