Monthly Programs
Upcoming meeting:
Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 6:00 - 7:00 PM
at Hopkins Marine Station
(PLEASE NOTE: alternative date, time and location)
Protecting Monterey Bay's Snowy Plovers
with Kriss Neuman
Kriss Neuman is the most knowledgeable Monterey Bay Snowy Plover expert around! As a Principal Ecologist in the Pacific Coast and Central Valley Group at Point Blue Conservation Science, Kriss leads the coastal Monterey Bay Program, which focuses on a long-term study of Snowy Plover reproductive success. Since 1996, she's worked in close partnership with coastal landowners, resource managers, and decision makers to develop collaborative, science-based conservation strategies to protect and sustain the Snowy Plover populations and to enhance the beach-dune ecosystem for plovers and other shorebirds.
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Kriss will give an update on how the plover population is doing in the Monterey Bay region and how all of us can help them!
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This presentation will be held in conjunction with the monthly Friends of Hopkins Marine Station public presentation. Doors open at 5:45 pm and refreshments will be available afterwards. Parking is on-site.
For future (not February 2026) MAS presentations: Monterey Audubon's monthly presentations occur at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History on Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove and occur on the second Tuesday of every month. Doors open for refreshments and socializing at 7:00 PM. The program begins at 7:30 PM. Monterey Audubon Society's Board Meetings are also open to the general MAS membership and begin at 5:30 PM, before the presentation. Agendas, supporting materials as well as past minutes are available upon request.
Future Presentations
March 2026 - John Tsortos, Sub-Antarctic Seabirds Trip
April 2026 - Van Pierszalowski, California Bird Atlas
May 2026 - Dr. John McCormack, Director & Curator, Moore Laboratory of Zoology
Indoor Events with Monterey Audubon Society - ​For the health and safety of our community,​ we ask that everyone in attendance be up to date on all of their Flu/Covid/RSV vaccinations as appropriate. We invite you to wear a mask if that makes you more comfortable and request you to consider staying home if you have any symptoms of illness.​
Past Presentations
To watch previously recorded presentations, head to the MAS YouTube channel. We are making every effort to Live Stream each month's presentation on YouTube which automatically uploads within a few days after the presentation.