Community Events
You'll find Monterey Audubon at Farmers Markets, Earth Day celebrations, and other community events.
Would you like a personal presentation or field trip for your community group? MAS can host talks on topics ranging from Beginning Birdwatching, Native Plants for Birds, and How to Help Birds in Your Neighborhood. We can supply binoculars for field trips as well. Contact us for scheduling: info@MontereyAudubon.org.
Moss Landing - October 2, 2024 - Susi Diallo
In-person Events
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History - Wonder on Wheels Open House in Carmel
Friday, December 6, 2024, 3:00 - 7:00 PM
Carmel Plaza Open House featuring the new Wonder on Wheels at the Carmel Tree Lighting. Learn more online HERE.
Elkhorn Slough Reserve - Early Bird Tour
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 8:30 - 11:30 AM
Amateur and expert birders alike will find a place on the Early Bird Tour! Local guides Steve Johnston and Robert Horn alternate leading these walks, sharing the life histories of the birds that call Elkhorn Slough home, and giving tips on identifying species. More info HERE.
Central Coast Birding Collective - Feathers & Fries at Laguna Grande Park
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 9:00 - 11:00 AM
We’ll bird along the wide, paved, mile-long accessible loop trail around the freshwater lake. Get ready to see mallards, coots, geese, and cormorants. But wait, there’s more! We’ll spot bushtits, warblers, hummingbirds, and chickadees within the willows, conifers, and eucalyptus. More info HERE.
Middlebury Institute for International Studies - Center for the Blue Economy Speaker Series
Every Monday evening in November, begins at 6:00 PM
The Environmental Justice and Sustainability lecture series is free and open to the public. Held in downtown Monterey at the MIIS campus, these creative, pragmatic, and practice-based professionals will speak on their subjects of study and allow for vigorous Q&A afterwards. Speaker bios and directions to venue online HERE.
Virtual Events
Virtual Birding with Maine Audubon
December, 5, 2024, 3:30 PM
What An Owl Knows: The science of the world's most enigmatic birds With Jennifer Ackerman
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 4:00 PM
Colombia: South America’s Birding Mecca with Benny Jacobs-Schwartz
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 7:00 PM
Building Back Bird Diversity: Best Management Practices That Really Work!
Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 4:00 PM
Virtual Birding with Maine Audubon
December, 19, 2024, 3:30 PM
Condor Chat
December, 19, 2024, 4:00 PM
Our friends at the Ventana Wildlife Society hosts monthly Zoom presentations on the final Thursday of each month. Join the staff condor biologists and featured guests for a monthly, one-hour Condor Chat, where they bring you the latest news on condor nesting, releases, population recovery, and share behind the scenes stories. More information online here: https://www.ventanaws.org/thecondorchat.html
Other community volunteer opportunities:
California State Parks
The California State Parks Monterey District Natural Resource Volunteer Program leads on-going natural resource management projects across the District that include invasive plant control, revegetation, vegetation mapping, wildlife habitat restoration, sign and fence maintenance, and trail maintenance. It takes many hands to restore and protect natural resources in our State Parks and we cannot do it without the service and support from dedicated volunteers.
The Natural Resource Volunteer Program currently has regularly scheduled volunteer workdays at four different State Parks: Fort Ord Dunes State Park, Garrapata State Park, Carmel River State Beach, and Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. Check out the website for upcoming opportunities!
Sustainable Seaside
Sustainable Seaside works collaboratively with Friends of Seaside Parks Association (FOSPA) to support the development and maintenance of parks and open green spaces in the City of Seaside, California. Volunteers create habitats for native plants, trees, pollinators, and wildlife, and foster a sense of community and civic pride in the safety, health and beauty of our city parks & neighborhoods.
Citizens for Sustainable Marina
Marina Oak Woodland Restoration Project in with C4SM!
This project meets every Wednesday from 5:00-7:00 pm, and every Saturday from 9:00-1:00. Meet 150 feet south of the Marina Library playground at 190 Seaside Circle, Marina. Look for our garden shed!
Activities include removing non-native weeds, planting and watering native plants, trees and shrubs, collecting seed, spreading mulch, installing wind screens around oak trees, planting food plants and harvesting food, removing pesky caterpillars and aphids and having fun!
Contact Bruce at (831)277-7690 or bdelgado62@gmail.com for more info or just show up! All ages welcome.
