First Wednesday Bird Walk has resumed at the Denman Wildlife Area. Walks begin at 8:30 am and end before noon. Jim Hostick is the leader. 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 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.

Program: Restoration Tour and Tend + Community Potluck!
Date: Sunday, October 8, 2023, 2:00 – 7:00 pm
Location: Vesper Meadow Restoration Preserve

Join friends from Vesper Meadow, Rogue Valley Audubon, the Siskiyou Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon and the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy for a day of learning, stewardship and celebration at the Vesper Meadow Restoration Preserve.

We’ll start with a tour of the restoration demonstration sites in the meadow and creek, and then folks will have a chance to participate in creek restoration by creating beaver-based restoration structures and planting willow stakes. Afterwards, we’ll treat ourselves to a celebratory potluck – bring a dish to pass and your own bowl and utensils.

Plus, potluck guests will enjoy the debut of our new short film about beaver-based restoration for butterflies on the Vesper Meadow stage.
2:00pm: Tour of beaver-based restoration in Latgawa Creek
3:00 – 5:00pm: Create a beaver-structures/ plant willow in Latgawa or Spencer Creek
5:30pm: Potluck dinner and short movie (5 min) showing
RSVP and more Information at VesperMeadow.org/new-events

Dave Kollen will share about pollinators and their importance in ecosystems and our food system. He will introduce the natural history and diversity of our pollinator species including native bees, butterflies, and moths. How can we play a role in pollinator conservation in general, as well as our own landscapes and communities? Join us for this exciting talk to learn more!

Dave is a Xerces Society Ambassador and in that role is involved in educational and outreach work. Additionally he is an Oregon Master Naturalist and Master Melittoligist Apprentice. His involvement in community science includes the Pacific Northwest Bumble Bee Atlas, the California Bumble Bee Atlas, and the Oregon Bee Atlas. Dave also writes pollinator-focused articles for the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs newsletter, Mahonia.

Location: Medford Congregational Church of Christ- Lidgate Hall, 1801 E. Jackson St., Medford

Coffee/tea/cookies will be served beginning at 6:30 pm. Zoom option: The Zoom link will be posted the day of the meeting

October 28, 9-10:30am
Join us at the White City Lagoons, aka Kirtland Ponds, with birder Bob Hunter and Carl Tappert from Rogue Valley Sewer Services (RVSS). We will learn about the shorebird enhancement project, a partnership between Rogue Valley Audubon Society (RVAS), Bear Creek Watershed Council, RVSS, and Southern Oregon Land Conservancy, and look for birds. Located about 4 miles off I-5, exit 35 (Blackwell Rd). Bear right onto Kirtland Rd (Hwy 140 East/Hwy 62), left at White City Lagoons sign, and left to public parking

Limited to 15 persons.
To sign-up, email: fdlospalluto@gmail.com

To learn more about the project funded by Watchable Wildlife and RVAS and supported and hosted by RVSS: 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.