We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Wild & Scenic Film Festival. This festival aims to bring the community together to celebrate our work in protecting the Klamath-Siskiyou wildlands and restoring clean water in the Rogue Basin through film and art. It will be shown at the Historic Ashland Armory on Saturday, April 12th and at the Grants Pass Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 19th. Doors open at 5pm for drinks, food, and an in-person raffle. Films start at 6pm. All attendees will also receive a video-on-demand link to watch from home between April 12th and April 19th. Purchase tickets at www.siskiyoufilmfest.org/tickets. You can purchase the online-only streaming option through either the Ashland or Grants Pass event form at the above website. If you need help purchasing a ticket or other accommodations, please call Allee Gustafson at (541) 488-5789, extension 1014. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.

DATE & LOCATION: Sat. Apr. 12 (Ashland Armory) & Sat. Apr. 19 (Grants Pass Performing Arts Center)
TIME: 5:00 pm

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Wild & Scenic Film Festival. This festival aims to bring the community together to celebrate our work in protecting the Klamath-Siskiyou wildlands and restoring clean water in the Rogue Basin through film and art. It will be shown at the Historic Ashland Armory on Saturday, April 12th and at the Grants Pass Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 19th. Doors open at 5pm for drinks, food, and an in-person raffle. Films start at 6pm. All attendees will also receive a video-on-demand link to watch from home between April 12th and April 19th. Purchase tickets at www.siskiyoufilmfest.org/tickets. You can purchase the online-only streaming option through either the Ashland or Grants Pass event form at the above website. If you need help purchasing a ticket or other accommodations, please call Allee Gustafson at (541) 488-5789, extension 1014. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.

DATE & LOCATION: Sat. Apr. 12 (Ashland Armory) & Sat. Apr. 19 (Grants Pass Performing Arts Center)
TIME: 5:00 pm

Keeley started out as a chemical engineer but 5 years later it was time to do something different. After finishing graduate school with an MBA, he advanced to become the chief financial officer of a large corporate division. Finally, Keeley, wanting to be in charge, became president of several corporate divisions. Now retired, he likes photography while birding and volunteers at the Medford Small Business Development Center. Karen has lived in the beautiful Rogue Valley for 44 years and had a long career as a Medical Technologist. Karen enjoys singing and participates with the Kirby Shaw Singers. She is also one of the leaders with the HeartSong Singers. They became enamored with birding on a trip to Africa in 2015.  Since then they have combined the birding and photography delights on many trips to other countries.

Bear Divide Birding Trip

KBO is going back to Bear Divide in southern California! Last April we took 10 people for the first time to Bear Divide to experience bird migration in a new way. This trip is led by Dr. Ryan Terrill, KBO’s Science Director, who helped establish bird monitoring there while a postdoc at Occidental College. This is one of the only places in the western United States where you can see bird migration during daylight hours, and calling Bear Divide a migratory hot spot would be an under-statement. Every year thousands of birds funnel through the narrow pass, with as many as 13,000 tanagers, orioles, buntings, grosbeaks, and warblers on a single day during peak migration. Volunteers come from all over to contribute to the science and experience the wonder that is Bear Divide. KBO donates a portion of the proceeds from this fundraising trip to support the banding station. Learn more and register at https://klamathbird.org/callnote/experience-bear-divide/.

DATES: Apr 23 – Apr 26, 2025
COST: $1500 per person

First Wednesday Bird Walk

Join RVAS for our monthly outing to Denman Wildlife Area. Walks begin at 8:30 am and end before noon, and are led by Jim Hostick. The gate will be open from 8:00 – 8:20 am. Participants need to purchase an ODFW Area Parking Permit at the ODFW Office, Sportsman’s Warehouse on Delta Waters and Highway 62 in Medford, or at Bi-Mart. We request that all participants be vaccinated for COVID-19.

Directions to meeting spot: We will meet at the entrance off Agate Rd. between 1/4 and 1/2 mile past the fire station on the left side of the road. Coming out Table Rock Rd., turn right on Antelope Rd. and go to the light on Agate Rd. and turn left. The fire station will be on your left at the corner of Ave. G and Agate Rd. Go 1/4 to /12 mile past the fire station and the gate will be on your left. Coming out on Highway 62 to Antelope Rd., turn left and go to the next light. Turn right and continue to the gate on Agate Rd.

Enjoy a local celebration of World Bird Migratory Day on Saturday, May 10th, 8 am – Noon at North Mountain Park Nature Center in Ashland.

Rogue Valley Bird Day will include educational exhibits from the Klamath Bird Observatory, Wild Birds Unlimited, and more, as well as fun all-ages activities.
Adult and children’s binoculars will be available for checkout, with bird walks leaving every 15-30 minutes. These easy walks travel along the park’s bark-chipped trails, or along the accessible, paved bike path. Visitors may also sit down and enjoy the bird watching from the covered pavilion.
This year’s theme “Protect Insects, Protect Birds”, highlights the importance of insects throughout a bird’s life cycle, especially during migration. Pollinator Project Rogue Valley will share pollinator information and offer activities for kids and adults, to learn more about the vital insects to be found in your own backyard.
Crafts, games, and a self-guided activity booklet will be on hand for kids to learn about birds and earn prizes. At 11am all ages are invited to compete in the annual Bird Calling Contest and “Name that Bird” contest, with prizes provided by the Rogue Valley Audubon Society. Join us for a day of birding fun!

To learn more, visit RogueValleyBirdDay.net