I-5 Wildlife Crossing wins $33 million federal grant!

By |2024-12-20T18:22:45-08:00December 20th, 2024|Home Page, News Page|

RVAS is a member of the Southern Oregon Wildlife Crossing Coalition, which led the effort for a wildlife crossing over I-5. After years of work, it's going to happen! https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-wyden-announce-over-33-million-for-southern-oregon-critical-wildlife-crossing/

Paid Internships Available at Klamath Wildlife Refuge

By |2024-09-12T14:26:00-07:00September 12th, 2024|Home Page, News Page|

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 [...]

Greenway Fuels Reduction Work and its Impact on Nesting Birds

By |2024-05-21T18:58:04-07:00May 21st, 2024|Home Page, News Page|

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 [...]

Jet Boats Threaten the Upper Rogue River

By |2024-05-08T08:51:24-07:00May 7th, 2024|Home Page, News Page|

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 [...]

RVAS Apparel

By |2024-02-23T14:36:14-08:00February 23rd, 2024|Home Page|

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 [...]

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 [...]

A WARNING FROM THE SNOWBIRDS

By |2023-12-06T13:57:17-08:00December 6th, 2023|Home Page, News Page|

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 [...]

RVAS celebrates 50 years!

By |2023-11-27T10:59:34-08:00September 12th, 2023|News Page|

By Erin Ulrich It’s the start of 2023-2024 programs and activities for the Rogue Valley Audubon Society. This year we are celebrating more than 50 years of advocating for bird conservation and education to protect birds and their habitats in the Rogue Valley. RVAS was first recognized as a non-profit, 501c(3) organization by the IRS [...]

Former sewage lagoons in shadow of Table Rocks smell sweet to birds

By |2023-03-30T13:00:32-07:00March 30th, 2023|Home Page, News Page|

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

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Ashland CBC Data 2017-2023

Interpreting these numbers should be done with caution, and requires considerable care and allowing for a number of variables. These include the effort put forth to find and count the birds. The number of observers and parties, the effort in hours and miles traveled, and in some cases the experience and skill of observers can affect numbers of birds recorded.
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Medford CBC Data 2017-2023

Interpreting these numbers should be done with caution, and requires considerable care and allowing for a number of variables. These include the effort put forth to find and count the birds. The number of observers and parties, the effort in hours and miles traveled, and in some cases the experience and skill of observers can affect numbers of birds recorded.
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