Rogue Valley
Audubon Society
Say's Phoebe
Photo by
Dick Cronberg
A wise old owl sat in an oak.
The longer he sat, the less he spoke.
The less he spoke, the more he heard.
Why can't we be like that wise old bird?
- Edward Hersey Richards
Rogue Valley Audubon Society
PO Box 8597
Medford, OR 97501
roguevalleyaudubon.org
Something to ponder: "The last word of ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: 'What good
is it?' If the land mechanism as a whole is good, then every part is good, whether we understand it or not.
If the biota, in the course of aeons, has built something we like, but do not understand, then who but a
fool would discard seemingly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of
intelligent tinkering."
Aldo Leopold, The Sand County Almanac
Chapter Meetings
The monthly RVAS chapter meetings are held at the Medford
Congregational Church meeting hall, 1801 E. Jackson St in East
Medford.  More details below.

Chapter meetings take place on the fourth Tuesday of the
following months: September, October, November, January,
February, March, and April.  Meetings start at 7 Pm.  

In December, instead of a regular meeting, we have the annual
Holiday Party & Potluck and fund-raising raffle —first week
inDecember.  On the fourth Tuesday in May, in place of a meeting
we have our annual picnic in Tou Velle State Park.

The Congregational Church meeting hall is located north of East Jackson
street between North Berkeley Way and North Barneburg Rd.  It is most
easily accessed from North Barneburg Rd.  Just make a left turn into the
church parking lot at the tree in the middle of the road.

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Next Programs:

January 24: Clayton Barber, Manager of Denman Wildlife Management
Area, discussed what the area attracts and what activities take place
there. He also descrbed the restored route of Little Butte Creek  and how it
will improve fish, bird and other wildlife habitats. He explained the new
parking permit requirement.

February 28: A presentation by Klamath Bird Observatory (KBO)
staff member Jamie Stephens:
  Land management for bird
conservation.
Jaime works with the Executive Director and Research Advisor to set
direction for KBO’s Research & Monitoring Science Team.  She oversees
implementation of KBO’s long-term monitoring and applied ecological
research programs.
She joined KBO in spring of 2002 as a Master’s student at Southern
Oregon University, where she completed a thesis comparing the effects of
various timber harvest prescriptions on songbirds.  Jaime is the Chair of
Oregon-Washington Partners in Flight and an active member of the
Partners in Flight Western Working Group and the Avian Knowledge
Alliance.

March 27: Birding Northern California's Redwood Coast. A
presentation by Jim Clark, president, Redwood Audubon Society.
He
will prepare us for some excellent birding as the spring migration is under
way.

April 24: Nicole Nielsen-Pincus will discuss her research project on
Vaux's Swift.