Community Events
Come see us at MEarth Day!
Saturday, May 19, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Visit our outreach table in May to pick up educational material, plants, and MAS merch!
We'll be tabling at MEarth Day on Mother's Day weekend. It's a free community event featuring a variety of activities, delicious food, live music, educational exhibitors, and local vendors. The CA Native Plant Society will be there selling native plants and we'll have some 1-gallon ceanothus plants to give away courtesy of Cooper at Native Coast Landscapes. More information about this event is posted on the MEarth website HERE. Hope to see you there!
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 May 2026
Discovering Connections at Ishxenta State Park: A Focus on Birding
Friday, May 1, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
CA State Parks ($)
Illustrating Nature Opening Night
Friday, May 1, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Marina Garden Tour
Sunday, May 3, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Early Bird Birding trip at Elkhorn Slough
Saturday, March 7, 8:30 AM
MEarth Earth Day
Saturday, May 9, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Pitch In Santa Cruz on the Pajaro River
Saturday, May 9, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Birding at Jacks Peak County Park
Saturday, May 9, 9:00 - 11:30 AM
Central Coast Birding Collective
Hike Vicente Flat Trail, the Quintessential Big Sur Experience
Saturday, May 16, 9:00 AM
Virtual Events May 2026
Condor Chat
Thursday, April 30, 4:00 PM
State of California’s Coast and Ocean: First-ever Ocean Report Tells a Story of Progress and Pressure
Tuesday, April 28, 10:00 AM
Leucistic Birds with Eric Schroeder
Friday, May 1, 12:00 PM
Alameda Song Sparrow Habitat Use of Salt Pond Restoration Sites in South San Francisco Bay with Brad Speno
Tuesday, May 5, 7:30 PM
Phylo-birding: How Phylogeny and Biogeography Can Make Birding Better
Thursday, May 7, 7:00 PM
Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance
The Acorn Woodpecker with Gillian Martin of The Cavity Conservation Initiative
Saturday, May 9, 9:00 AM
California Bluebird Recovery Program
Climate Policy Presentation with Bridget Mulkerin of Audubon CA
Wednesday, May 13, 7:00 PM
The Aquatic World of Penguins – Biology of Fish-Birds
Thursday, May 14, 7:00 PM
The most overlooked birds in North America: Females with Joanna Wu
Thursday, May 14, 7:00 PM
San Mateo County Bird Alliance
Photographing the Spirit of Birds with Krisztina Scheeff
Friday, May 15, 7:00 PM
The Art of Avian Imagery presented by Michele McCormick
Thursday, May 21, 7:00 PM
Condor Chat
Thursday, May 28, 4:00 PM
ADA ACCESSIBLE OUTINGS AT POINT LOBOS, COURTESY OF THE POINT LOBOS DOCENT PROGRAM
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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.
Sustainable Marina
Marina Oak Woodland Restoration Project in with Sustainable Marina!
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.
