Join our Team on the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex Learn the art and science of wildlife rehabilitation. Must be 18 years of age, commit to a weekly work shift, and be a team nature. Interested in volunteering, please email Tracy Hart at tlynn82@icloud.com. To apply for paid internships and technician positions, please contact [...]
The Conservation Column (to appear in the June issue of The Chat) By Pepper Trail For those of you involved in the Bear Creek Community Bird Survey – and for all of you who simply enjoy walking and birding along the Bear Creek Greenway – brace yourselves. Jackson County Parks has authorized the “Bear Creek [...]
Taken from the May 2024 edition of The Chat, by Pepper Trail. Many of you are doubtless aware of the problem of commercial jet boats on the Upper Rogue River. A private business operating out of TouVelle State Park has had significant negative impacts on fish, wildlife, and recreational users on the river. Longtime RVAS [...]
Promote RVAS in the Community! Did you know that we now have quality t-shirts and sweatshirts with our RVAS logo on them? They are very reasonably priced, too! With each purchase, Bonfire donates a portion back to RVAS, so it’s a win-win! You get a great product, and RVAS gets a donation! Find our wares [...]
This article by Chapter member Nate Trimble appeared in the Spring 2023 edition of Oregon Birds. As readers of Oregon Birds surely know, birding is an enjoyable and personally enriching hobby that gets us out in nature and connects us with the beauty of the world around us. But can birding be more than [...]
The following article was taken from Writers on the Range with permission from the author: No, this isn’t about those folks who spend their winters in Arizona or Florida. The snowbird behind this warning is an actual bird, the dark-eyed junco, a small creature you probably know if you have a bird feeder and maybe [...]
Here is a link to the article from the Rogue Valley Times: https://www.rv-times.com/localstate/former-sewage-lagoons-in-shadow-of-table-rocks-smell-sweet-to-birds/article_b1062784-cdad-11ed-93ff-cfae0913b50e.html
Writers on the Range has published an article by Pepper Trail on the effort to place wildlife crossings in Southern Oregon. https://writersontherange.org/no-one-wants-to-collide-with-a-deer/ More information about this effort is on the Southern Oregon Wildlife Crossing Coalition website: https://www.myowf.org/sowcc
This is an IMPORTANT message to all visitors to Kirtland Rd. Ponds. As many know RVSS has modified the sewage lagoons with an eye towards improving shorebird habitat as well as modifying their own work environment. The grading process is now mostly complete. Birders are welcome to visit but please make sure you park in [...]
Pepper Trail has written an article published today (November 7) on the syndicated column series Writers on the Range. https://writersontherange.org/the-fading-miracle-of-migration/
