The Bear Creek Community Bird Survey: Birds, Fire, and Community Science

By |2024-01-01T17:40:04-08:00December 30th, 2023|Home Page, News Page, Uncategorized|

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 [...]

BLM excludes monument from proposed management plan

By |2020-03-09T19:54:54-07:00October 30th, 2019|News Page, Uncategorized|

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. [...]

Feb. Chapter Meeting: The Birds of Patagonia

By |2018-04-18T22:27:04-07:00December 29th, 2017|News Page, Uncategorized|

Patagonia is a region within Chile and Argentina that occupies the southernmost portion of South America—and is one of the most magnificently scenic landscapes on earth. In this presentation Brandon Breen will share photos and experiences from a hiking and birdwatching trip he took there in February of 2015, and also provide an overview of [...]

Jan. Chapter Meeting

By |2018-01-24T10:47:49-08:00December 28th, 2017|News Page, Uncategorized|

The Ocean: Threats and Prospects Presented by Daphne Fautin and Bob Buddemeier Daphne Fautin has a Ph.D. in zoology from UC Berkeley. She became a marine biologist at the University of Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. She was Curator and Director of Research at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, then Professor of Ecology [...]

New location for monthly bird walk

By |2018-04-18T22:27:49-07:00December 12th, 2017|News Page, Uncategorized|

(Note - The Medford paper has listed the WRONG LOCATION for this event. Please note that it continues to be Denman Wildlife Area. See you there Feb. 7). On Wednesday,  Jan. 3,  2018, the First Wednesday Bird Walk will move to the Denman Wildlife Area, and all future walks will take place there. Walks begin [...]

Five reasons to do a CBC

By |2017-12-22T19:36:48-08:00December 5th, 2017|News Page, Uncategorized|

Audubon Christmas Bird Counts are a special part of American history. Here are five reasons to join in a Rogue Valley Audubon count: Two counts to choose from - Medford and Ashland. Prove to the birds that you can spend all day outside in winter too. Explore a new part of the county with a dedicated birding team. [...]

A Birder’s Paradise – A Voyage to New Guinea

By |2017-09-27T07:46:05-07:00September 5th, 2017|News Page, Uncategorized|

Join Pepper Trail on a voyage to New Guinea at our first meeting of the season on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Meet and greet friends from 7 to 7:15 p.m. Meeting and program starts at 7:15 p.m. The Congregational Church meeting hall is located at The Congregational Church meeting hall is locate at 1801 E Jackson St, [...]

Happy Hour 

By |2017-09-05T21:01:40-07:00September 1st, 2017|News Page, Uncategorized|

By Dave Ferguson  One crisp January afternoon, as the sun tapered across our rose-colored living room wall, an alarming “thud” startled me and my wife from our private world of books.   “What was that?” Jane shouted, swapping her reading glasses for her distance glasses.   “I don’t know,” I said, as I leapt from my reclining [...]

Grizzly Peak Hike & Learn with Dr. Dennis Odion

By |2017-09-06T20:54:23-07:00August 15th, 2017|News Page, Uncategorized|

Friday, Aug. 25, 6 - 7 p.m. Gresham Room, Ashland Public Library Saturday, Aug. 26, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Hike to Grizzly Peak Hike & Learn with the Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument will host their August event with a hike diving into the interesting topic of pyrodiversity on the monument. Dr. Dennis Odion, ecologist [...]

Save the Elliott State Forest

By |2017-09-25T21:38:25-07:00June 25th, 2017|Conservation, News Page, Uncategorized|

A request from the Oregon Conservation Network Director and the Rogue Valley Audubon Conservation Committee We need our legislators to pass bonding on the Elliott State Forest. And we only have 18 days left. Tell your legislator you support bonding for the Elliott! In May, the State Land Board – Governor Brown, Treasurer Read, Secretary Richardson [...]

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