Wild Birds Unlimited
“Creating a Backyard Habitat”, presented by Laura Fleming

Laura will be giving a talk about “Creating a Backyard Habitat” at the Siskiyou Audubon meeting in Grants Pass this Thursday. The talk will discuss the necessary elements for a well-rounded habitat, as well as problems that may arise and how to solve them.

DATE: Thursday, March 12
TIME: 6:30 pm
LOCATION: Unitarian Universalist Church, 129 NW ‘E’ St., Grants Pass
COST: Free

March IN PERSON AND ZOOM Program
Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Bird City Oregon
With Debbie Schlenoff

Join us to learn about Bird City Oregon, a recognition and education program designed to help communities create and enhance healthy ecosystems, raise awareness about the threats birds face, and connect people with nature. Nearly 500 species of wild birds use Oregon lands for some portion of their life cycle, and many of these birds pass through our cities and towns. As our landscape becomes more developed, urban and suburban landscapes play an in-creasingly important role in the survival of wild birds. This pro-gram empowers people to come together as a community to take meaningful actions. We will discuss ways you can help your community be more bird-friendly. When you do good things for birds, you do good things for pollinators, other wild-life, and for people too!

About the Speaker
Debbie Schlenoff received her doctorate in zoology at the Uni-versity of Massachusetts at Amherst. Along with her husband, children, and their Welsh Corgi (who happened to be the chil-dren’s nanny), she moved to the northwest in 1999 and then settled in Eugene, Oregon. At that time, Debbie joined the De-partment of Biology at the University of Oregon where she taught several courses including conservation biology and animal behavior until her recent retirement. Debbie is the conservation chair at Coast to Cas-cades Bird Alliance (formerly Lane Audubon) and is the newly elected President of the CCBA board.

Location: Medford Congregational Church of Christ- Lidgate Hall, 1801 E. Jackson St., Medford
Time: 7:00 pm (coffee/tea/cookies will be served beginning at 6:30 pm)
Zoom instructions: The Zoom link will be posted on the Rogue Valley Audubon webpage the day of the meeting.

First Wednesday Bird Walk

Join RVAS for our monthly outing to Denman Wildlife Area. Walks begin at 8:30 am and end before noon, and are led by Jim Hostick. 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’s 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.

Co-sponsored by the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society, this year’s Bird Fest offers something for birders of all levels:

• Expert-led birding trips to explore diverse habitats like wetlands, estuaries, mudflats, prairies, and woodlands.

• A Saturday evening banquet featuring keynote Maria Mudd Ruth, award-winning author, for a special preview of her brand-new book The Bird with Flaming Red Feet.

• Classes, lectures, and workshops tailored for nature enthusiasts.
• A post-event excursion to the Makah Reservation at Neah Bay.

Registration for this event opens  January 7th, and we anticipate that many programs will fill up quickly.

All the details, including registration, can be found at olympicbirdfest.org

Earth Day 2026

One of our favorite events of the year is back! Join us in celebrating Earth Day 2026 at the ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum! RVAS will be there with lots of family-friendly bird activities. Come support us to work together to inspire curiosity, celebrate our planet, and connect with our community. For more information, visit https://www.scienceworksmuseum.org/earth-day.

DATE: Saturday, April 18
TIME: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
LOCATION: ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum, Ashland
COST: Free