Our March Chapter Meeting (Tuesday March 24) zoom link is: Rogue Valley Audubon Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Rogue Valley Audubon Society's Zoom Meeting Time: Mar 24, 2026 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88990684917?pwd=jbWpZ8NvVbdTJV6j2dAw1TzHbmqz9t.1 Meeting ID: 889 9068 4917 Passcode: 538101 --- One tap mobile [...]
Imagine the worst landlord you ever had. Then, make it worse. The landlord sells off the wood floor in your dining room, turns a herd of cattle loose on your front lawn and digs up your back yard looking for oil. Now, say hello to Trump’s Bureau of Land Management. The BLM is America’s biggest [...]
The Bill Described below passed in the 2026 Oregon Legislative Short Session. See: https://oregonwild.org/historic-funding-for-wildlife-passes-oregon-legislature-heads-to-gov-kotek-for-signature/ Also see https://www.hcn.org/articles/would-you-pay-1-more-for-wildlife/
Find out what nine new species were added to the newly revised sixth edition of the Birds of Jackson Count, Oregon brochure. Lead Editor Nate Trimble (shown here) and his volunteer team worked on the update for the past year. Nate meticulously researched the many changes to birds and their favorite habitats in the Rogue [...]
The Conservation Column by Pepper Trail I’ll admit it. I am overwhelmed and devastated by the Trump Administration’s all-out attacks on environmental protections, green energy, and climate science (well, science in general). It is hard to know where to begin to fight this many-headed monster, especially when Congress and the Supreme Court seem to [...]
We wanted to bring to everyone’s attention that sometime in the next couple of weeks there will be some work happening at the White City Lagoons Enhancement area. This is the area with the path where bird viewing is allowed. During the work there will be some days when birding will not be possible. We [...]
The Conservation Column by Pepper Trail There is so much terrible news coming out of Washington, DC that it is impossible to keep up. Certainly, that is true with the over 1000-page “Big Beautiful Bill” that passed the Republican-controlled House by a single vote this week. It is likely that very few if any Representatives [...]
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/
Mentions Medford and Ashland CBCs along with Pepper Trail and some photos by Frank Lospolluto: https://enewsPO.oregonlive.com/data/56410/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/56410/pub/96465/page/56/content/3196715
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 [...]
