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

Category: Events

Phalaropes perch on a low tufa surrounded by water.

The 2021 Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua: A virtual success!

Last weekend, bird enthusiasts and Monophiles came together from across the country—and even the globe—to virtually celebrate the annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua. The Chautauqua team was impressed and humbled by the number of Chautauquans who attended the presentations after…

An alpine lake surrounded by granite with blue skies.

Earth Day 2021: “Restore our Earth”

Every year the recognition and celebration of Earth Day seems to become increasingly more important. This year the theme of Earth Day is “Restore our Earth,” which echoes the Mono Lake Committee’s mission of protection, restoration, and education. While Earth…

Five people standing in a grassy field adjacent to Mono Lake looking out toward the lake with binoculars at birds flying in the sky and the Sierra Nevada in the distance.

Coming this spring: Virtual seminars

The Field Seminar team is excited to present a selection of virtual seminars coming up this spring. Join me, the Mono Lake Committee’s Lead Naturalist Guide, to learn about the essentials of ornithology (the study of birds) from the comfort of your own…

8 hikers with colorful packs and poles walk along a dirt narrow path on a grassy hill towards snowcapped mountains.

Join us from home for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival

This year, for the first time, you can join us for the Mono Lake Committee’s tenth annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival from anywhere with an internet connection and tickets are now on sale through our partner Qudio! We will…

A person wearing a face mask holds a trash bag and some recycling in front of a table set up for a trash-collecting event.

Community comes together to clean up the Mono Basin

Last week across the Eastern Sierra, locals participated in the Facelift “Act Local” Cleanup to pick up garbage left by many visitors to the area during an unusually busy summer. The Mono Lake Committee joined California State Parks and the DeChambeau Creek Foundation to…