Community Events
Upcoming Outreach Events
Find Monterey Audubon at these local community events this spring 2025!
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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 March/April 2025
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Senior Nature Walk at Struve Slough
Tuesday, March 25, 1:30 - 3:00 PM
City of Watsonville Public Works Conservation Outreach Team
Science on Tap - Raptor Conservation
Thursday, March 27, 5:30 PM
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
A Focus on Birding Hike in the San Jose Creek Natural Preserve
Friday, April 4, 9:30 AM
Early Bird Tour at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve
Saturday, April 5, 8:30 AM
First Annual Monterey Bay Chapter California Native Plant Society Spring Campout
Friday April 11th – Sunday April 13th 2025
Memorial Park Campground, Milpitas Special Interest Area, Los Padres National Forest
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Juristac: Amah Mutsun Efforts to Protect Sacred Land
Saturday, April 19, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, San Juan Bautista, CA
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Virtual Events March/April 2025
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Monarch Conservation webinar: Grasslands Ecology 101 (Disturbance Ecology)
Tuesday March 25, 10:00 AM
Here They Come! Preparing for a Bird-Friendly Spring
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
The conundrum of a bird that cannot fly: the repeated evolution of flightlessness in birds
Tuesday, March 25, 3:00 PM PT
Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science
USGS Bird Banding Laboratory: a century supporting and advancing management and conservation science
Wednesday, March 26, 9:00 AM
Women Leaders Shaping California's Conservation Future
Wednesday, March 26, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
California Natural Resources Division
Bird Chat: Journeys Through Art, Sound, and Birdsong with Natasza Fontaine
Thursday, March 27, 4:00 PM PT
Flows of Water and Waterbirds Across California
Tuesday, April 1, 7:30 PM PT
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The Time is Ripe for Phenology with Theresa Crimmins
Friday, April 4, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Life Underfoot: A Look into Field Herping & Herp Photography
Tuesday, April 8, 7:00 PM PT
Farallon Islands – A Place Like No Other, with Pete Warzybok of Point Blue Conservation Science
Thursday, April 10, 7:00 PM
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Moving Cargo and Keeping Whales Safe in Southern California's National Marine Sanctuaries
Friday, April 11, 3:00 PM PT
National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series
From Egg to Adult: Exploring the Nesting Cycle
Wednesday, April 16, 4:00 PM PT
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - NestWatch
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Birds of the California Delta, with Aaron Haiman
Wednesday, April 16, 7:00 PM
Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance
Restoring the San Francisco Bay Estuary: Wetlands, Birds and More!
Thursday, April 17, 7:00 PM
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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:
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California State Parks
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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.
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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!
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Sustainable Seaside
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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.
