Latest Update on Ashland Pond
For those who are interested in what's happening at Ashland Pond, here is the latest... https://www.ashland.or.us/news.asp?newsid=5327
October 2021 Conservation Column
Editor’s note: In lieu of his standard comprehensive column this month, Pepper has shared the following comments he submitted to the City of Central Point Park Planner on Sept. 26 regarding proposed changes to Mingus Pond. Thanks to Pepper for his tireless work on behalf of our valley’s birds and their ecosystems! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subject: Comments [...]
The Nature of Oregon’s Great Basin
Join us for our October program when Pepper Trail, our globe-trotting conservation co-chair, will take us somewhere truly exotic: Oregon's Great Basin! Pepper is particularly fond of the Summer Lake area, and his talk, "The Nature of Oregon's Great Basin," will introduce the varied birds and ecosystems of the Oregon Outback - with particular emphasis [...]
September 2021 Conservation Column
The Conservation Column By Pepper Trail Well, this certainly wasn’t the post-pandemic we were dreaming of, but I hope everyone got out and enjoyed our beautiful southern Oregon environment before the smoke descended. Here’s hoping that by the time you read this, blue skies will have returned. This first Conservation Column back from the summer [...]
The Recovery and Conservation of the California Condor
SEPTEMBER Virtual Program Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 7:00 pm The Recovery and Conservation of the California Condor This month’s virtual program will feature several speakers. Each speaker will participate through their collaboration with the Friends of California Condors Wild and Free, and will discuss their own niche within the California Condor monitoring and recovery effort. [...]
Free Zoom Program on Conservation Ranching Program (KBAS)
September 14, 2021, TUES. @ 7:00 pm Join Klamath Basin Audubon Society (KBAS) for a free zoom “Help for Grassland Birds: Introducing Audubon’s Conservation Ranching Program” presented by Matt Allshouse (Conservation Ranching Program Manager with Audubon California). Must register for zoom by Monday, Sept. 13th at klamathaudubon.org. Matt grew up on a ranch in Wyoming, [...]
Local Artists Headline Show in Coos Bay
Two accomplished Ashland artists are currently featured at the Coos Art Museum now through Oct. 2. View art on exhibit at https://cduncan100.wixsite.com/humanepoch . Claire Duncan is an Ashland, Oregon artist. Her work has appeared in exhibitions nationwide, including Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum's Birds in Art, and has won numerous awards, including First Place in The [...]
June 2021 Conservation Column
The Conservation Column By Pepper Trail This last Conservation Column for the “Audubon Year” is a summary of updates on the priority issues for the Oregon Audubon Council, the consortium of Audubon chapters in Oregon. This is an abridged version of the summary prepared by Joe Liebezeit and Bob Sallinger of Portland Audubon. Lots of [...]
May 2021 Conservation Column
The Conservation Column By Pepper Trail As I write this, Earth Day is just around the corner, so it seems an appropriate time to focus on a big-picture conservation issue: the importance of forests in the fight against the climate crisis. This recent overview is from the National Audubon Society. Forests are Important in the [...]
The Woodpecker’s Tongue and Other Avian Adaptations
Tuesday, May 25 at 7:00 pm “The Woodpecker’s Tongue and Other Avian Adaptations” Presented by DAN GLEASON Editor's note: We don't usually have a May chapter meeting. This bonus event takes the place of our annual May picnic which was canceled. Awakened by a woodpecker drumming on your gutters at 5 a.m.? Or was one [...]