Past Field Seminars

The Mono Lake Committee has offered field programs since its founding in 1978. The Field Seminar program, as it is offered now, has a nearly 30-year history.

Take a look at the past ten years of seminars. If you see a seminar that we used to offer and you'd like it revived, let us know! Call (760) 647-6595 and
ask for Elin, Nora, or Andrew. You can also email us if that's easier.

We have made the difficult decision to cancel all 2020 Mono Basin Field Seminars due to COVID-19. After much discussion amongst our staff and with seminar instructors, we have concluded that attempting to offer this year's seminars with proper social distancing protocols is too risky and would also degrade the seminar experience.

If you have questions, please contact the Field Seminar team. For more about the Mono Lake Committee's operations during COVID-19, please see this page.

• 2019 Field Seminars
  1. Winter Moonlight Photography
     Birding Mono Basin Hotspots
     Breeding Birds of the Mono Basin
     Twilight Birding & Owling
     Natural History of Mono Basin Woodpeckers
     Mono Basin & Bodie Photography
     Capturing the Mono Basin in Pastel
     Wildflower Waltz (2)
     Mono Basin Big Day Birding
     Birding the White Mountains (2)
     Butterflies of the Mono Basin & Sierra Nevada
     Full Moon Hike
     Mono Basin Mammals
     The Art of Wildflower Macrophotography
     Mono Basin Landscapes & Milky Way Photography
     Mono Basin Natural History: Aquatic & Terrestrial Habitats
     En Plein Air at Mono Lake: Beginning Oil Painting
     Mining the Past through Binoculars
     Falling for the Migration: Bridgeport Valley & Mono Basin
     Falling for the Migration: Crowley, Mammoth, Mono
     Geology of the Mono Basin (2)
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry
     Volcanism of the Mono Basin
     A Long Journey: Shorebird Migration
     Creating the Illuminated Field Journal
     Mono Basin Tree Identification
     Fire Ecology of the Eastern Sierra
     Los Angeles Aqueduct Tour
     Fall Color Foray (2)
     Watercolors in the Wild: Autumn Flora
     Arborglyphs & Aspen Natural History
     Mono Basin Fall Photography
     Mono Basin Landscapes & Moon Photography
     
     
• 2018 Field Seminars
  1. Winter Ecology of the Mono Basin
     Mono Basin Winter Photography
     Mono Lake by Moonlight
     Birding Mono Basin Hotspots
     Breeding Birds of the Mono Basin
     Twilight Birding & Owling
     The Art of Wildflower Macrophotography
     South Shore Kayak
     Natural History of Mono Basin Woodpeckers
     Mining the Past through Binoculars (4)
     Natural History Ramble (3)
     Birding Between the Breweries (2)
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry (2)
     Wildflower Waltz (2)
     Mono Basin & Bodie Photography
     Mono Basin Natural History: Aquatic & Terrestrial Habitats
     En Plein Air at Mono Lake: Beginning Oil Painting
     Butterflies of the Mono Basin & Sierra Nevada
     Mono Basin & Bodie Photography
     Birding the White Mountains
     Mono Basin Mammals
     High Country Plants & Habitats: How are they coping with climate change?
     Milky Way & Perseid Meteor Dark Sky Astrophotography
     Falling for the Migration: Bridgeport Valley & Mono Basin
     Falling for the Migration: Crowley, Mammoth, Mono
     Volcanism at Mono Lake
     A Long Journey: Shorebird Migration
     Living on the Edge: Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
     Mono Basin Tree Identification
     Fire Ecology of the Eastern Sierra
     Geology of the Mono Basin
     Fall Color Foray (3)
     Mono Basin Fall Photography
     Arborglyphs & Aspen Natural History
     
     
• 2017 Field Seminars
  1. Breeding Birds of the Mono Basin
     Mono Basin Spring Landscapes & Astrophotography
     Mining the Past through Binoculars (3)
     Birding Mono Basin Hotspots
     Twilight Birding & Owling (2)
     Natural History of Mono Basin Woodpeckers
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry (2)
     Natural History Ramble (3)
     Birding Between the Breweries (2)
     Wildflower Waltz (2)
     Mono Basin Natural History: Aquatic & Terrestrial Habitats
     Full Moon Adventure (4)
     Sierra Nevada Wildflowers
     Butterflies of the Mono Basin & Sierra Nevada
     Mono Basin & Bodie Photography
     Mono Basin Mammals
     Volcanism at Mono Lake
     En Plein Air at Mono Lake: Beginning Oil Painting
     High Country Plants & Habitats: How are they coping with climate change?
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Bridgeport Valley
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Long Valley
     Birding the White Mountains
     A Long Journey: Shorebird & Waterfowl Migration
     Geology of the Mono Basin (2)
     Fire Ecology of the Eastern Sierra
     Mono Basin Tree Identification
     Creating the Illuminated Field Journal
     Fall Color Foray (3)
     Mono Basin Fall Photography
     
     
• 2016 Field Seminars
  1. Mono Basin Winter Photography
     Visions of the Past: First Discoveries
     South Shore Kayak
     Woodpeckers of the Mono Basin
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry
     Music & Ecology in the Mono Basin
     Mono Basin Natural History
     Loosen Up with Watercolor
     Mono Basin Moonlight Photography
     Insects & Plants for Kids
     Mono Basin & Bodie Photography
     Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats: How are they coping with climate change?
     Los Angeles Aqueduct Tour
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Bridgeport Valley
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Long Valley
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry
     Geology of the Mono Basin
     Living on the Edge: Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
     Visions of the Past: Bodie & Aurora
     Geology of the Mono Basin
     Arborglyphs & Aspen Natural History
     Mono Basin Fall Photography
     
     
• 2015 Field Seminars
  1. Mono Basin Winter Photography
     Visions of the Past: First Discoveries
     South Shore Kayak
     Woodpeckers of the Mono Basin
     Music & Ecology in the Mono Basin
     Mono Basin Natural History
     Insects & Plants: An Ecological Marriage
     Los Angeles Aqueduct Tour
     Mono Basin Streams: Flow, Fish, Forests, & Fowl
     Mono Basin Mammals for Kids
     Mono Basin & Bodie Photography
     Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats
     Geology of the Mono Basin: Land of Fire & Ice
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Bridgeport Valley
     Loosen Up with Watercolor
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Long Valley
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry
     Creating the Illuminated Field Journal
     Visions of the Past: Bodie, Masonic, Aurora
     Mono Basin Moonlight Photography
     Geology of the Mono Basin: Land of Fire & Ice
     Mono Basin Fall Photography
     
     
• 2014 Field Seminars
  1. Mono Basin Winter Photography
     Visions of the Past: First Discoveries
     South Shore Kayak
     Capturing the Mono Basin in Pastel
     Mono Basin & Bodie Photography
     Los Angeles Aqueduct Tour
     Mono Basin Streams: Flow, Fish, Forests, & Fowl
     Mono Basin Mammals
     Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats
     Mono Basin Moonlight Photography
     Geology of the Mono Basin: Land of Fire & Ice
     Loosen Up with Watercolor
     Creating the Illuminated Field Journal
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Bridgeport Valley
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Long Valley
     Visions of the Past: Bodie, Masonic, Aurora
     Geology of the Mono Basin: Land of Fire & Ice
     Arborglyphs & Aspen Natural History
     
     
• 2013 Field Seminars
  1. Mono Basin Winter Photography
     Woodpeckers of the Mono Basin
     Los Angeles Aqueduct Tour
     South Shore Kayak
     Birding & Bird Photography
     Digital Photography Basics
     Visions of the Past: First Discoveries
     Willow & Tule Basketry
     Insects & Plants: An Ecological Marriage for the Ages
     Summer Birds of the Mono Basin
     Mono Basin Moonlight Photography
     Mono Basin Mammals
     Capturing the Trees & Skies of Mono Lake on Paper
     Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats
     Eastern Sierra en Plein Air Oil Painting
     Geology of the Mono Basin: Land of Fire & Ice
     Coiled Willow Basketry
     Creating the Illuminated Field Journal
     Living on the Edge: Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep in the Mono Basin
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Bridgeport Valley
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Long Valley
     Arborglyphs & Aspen Natural History
     Visions of the Past: Bodie, Masonic, Aurora
     Geology of the Mono Basin: Land of Fire & Ice
     Mono Basin Fall Photography
     
     
• 2012 Field Seminars
  1. Winter Photography
     Burned Forest Ecology
     South Shore Kayak
     Birding & Bird Photography
     Digital Photography Basics
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry
     Eastern Sierra Oil Painting
     Capturing the Mono Basin in Pastel
     Los Angeles Aqueduct Tour
     Wildflower Macrophotography
     Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Long Valley
     Geology of the Mono Basin
     Mono Basin Mammals
     Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Bridgeport Valley
     Mono Basin & Bodie Fall Photography
     Photography at Burger’s Sierra Retreat
     
     
• 2011 Field Seminars
  1. Winter Photography
     South Shore Kayak
     Birding & Bird Photography
     The Art of Wildflower Macrophotograpy
     Mono Basin Landscape Photography
     Los Angeles Aqueduct Tour
     Summer Birds of the Mono Basin
     Digital Photography Basics
     Capturing the Mono Basin in Pastel
     Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Long Valley
     The Artist's Book & the Great Outdoors
     Identifying High Country Wildflowers
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry
     Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
     Birding the Migration: Mono Basin & Bridgeport Valley
     Visions of the Past: Bodie, Masonic, Aurora
     Photography at Burger's Sierra Retreat
     Mono Basin & Bodie Fall Photography
     
     
• 2010 Field Seminars
  1. Winter Photography
     South Shore Kayak
     Visions of the Past: First Discoveries
     Summer Birds: The Breeding Season
     Photography at Burger's Sierra Retreat
     The Art of Wildfl ower Macrophotography
     Los Angeles Aqueduct Tour
     Capturing Trees & Skies on Paper
     Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats
     Fly Fishing in the Mono Basin
     Identifying High Country Wildflowers
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry
     Birding the East Side
     Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
     Fall Bird Migration
     Visions of the Past: Bodie, Masonic, Aurora
     Mono Basin & Bodie Fall Photography
     Arborglyphs & Aspen Natural History
     
     
• 2009 Field Seminars
  1. Winter Photography
     Visions of the Past: First Discoveries
     South Shore Kayak
     Great Basin Wildflowers
     Birding the East Side
     The Art of Wildflower Macrophotography
     Summer Birds of the Mono Basin
     The Art of Wildflower Macrophotography
     Capturing the Sageland in Pastel
     Mono Basin Watercolor Painting
     Los Angeles Aqueduct Tour
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry
     Introduction to High Country Plants & Habitats
     Mono Lake Summer Photography
     Fly Fishing in the Mono Basin
     Miwok-Paiute Basketry
     Fall Bird Migration
     Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
     Visions of the Past: Bodie, Masonic, Aurora
     Arborglyphs & Aspen Natural History
     Mono-Bodie Fall Photography

Questions? Call (760) 647-6595 and ask for Elin, Nora, or Andrew. You can also email us if that's easier.

All seminars operate under permits from the Inyo National Forest and California State Park system.