To: The Ashland City Council, Mayor John Stromberg CC: Paula Brown, Public Works Director; Michael Black, Director of Parks and Recreation From: Pepper Trail, Rogue Valley Audubon Society Kristi Mergenthaler, Southern Oregon Land Conservancy Date: March 17, 2020 Subject: Public Access to, and Management of, the Imperatrice Property The Rogue Valley Audubon Society (RVAS) and [...]
The Applegate Siskiyous: Wildlands, Wildflowers and Biodiversity Naturalist, environmental activists and author Luke Ruediger, will take you on an in-depth visual journey across the Applegate Siskiyous, highlighting the many botanical areas, rare plants, wildlands, and special places of the region. The presentation covers the entire Applegate River Watershed from its confluence with the Rogue River [...]
Attention Rogue Valley Birders! I am pleased to announce a community science opportunity in Oregon. Klamath Bird Observatory is partnering with Intermountain Bird Observatory to carry out Western Asio Flammeus Landscape Study (WAfLS). This citizen science project, now spanning eight western states, is designed to gather information to better evaluate the population status of the [...]
Here are some of the items for sale at the Dec. 14 Holiday Potluck. The slideshow above has photos of several of the items to view by clicking on the arrows at the side of the photos. Click here for a list more items. Come and enjoy an evening of food, festivity [...]
January 2020 Chapter Meeting: TUESDAY, January 28 at 7:00 pm Program Title: Uncovering the hidden world of a secretive seabird Description: The Marbled Murrelet is a threatened seabird that nests in Oregon forest, up to 50 miles inland. This seabird species has long challenged both scientists and land managers alike with its unique life history [...]
Good news! BLM has removed the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, as well as wilderness areas, from its draft Medford BLM Integrated Vegetation Management Plan (IVM-RL-EA). See the announcement below. Most Oregon Audubon chapters signed on to a letter circulated by Rogue Valley Audubon opposing the inclusion of these areas in the plan, which emphasizes large-scale logging. [...]
OCTOBER Program Tuesday, October 22 at 7:00 pm “MONARCHS AND MILKWEED” Presented by Stephanie Hazen Stephanie Hazen moved to Salem, Oregon in 1977 soon after graduating from Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine. In Salem she owned and operated a small animal/exotics veterinary hospital until retiring in 2011. Both Stephanie and her husband Ray [...]
RVAS Conservation Chair Pepper Trail is featured in this USFWS web article. The article details his job at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Forensic Lab in Ashland, Oregon, and how he ended up there. Way to go Pepper!
SEPTEMBER Program Tuesday, September 24 at 7:00 pm “Birding Malheur and Harney County in Any Season” Presented by Harry Fuller We will explore this wonderful mix of sagebrush steppe, freshwater marsh, conifer-clogged canyons and sub-alpine meadows. Here Great Basin birds mix with those of the Pacific Slope: Black and Forster’s Terns, Sandhill Cranes and Trumpeter [...]
