Stand Up For Science
A NOTE FROM OUR SCIENCE DIRECTOR
Today, right now, science needs you. Your support is more important than ever.
Author: KBO
2019 Interns
Banding Program
Martin Lopez Aguilar (Mexico)
Segio Gomez Villaverde (Mexico)
Clare Fastiggi
Erin Betancourt
Alexis Sosa
Rachel Voss
Brian Tsuru
Robert Vargas
Vesper Sparrow Program
Nik Kronick
Events Development
Elva Manquera
Conservation Stamps
Put your stamp on conservation!
Each year, KBO offers a Conservation Stamp Set for purchase with proceeds supporting both national and regional conservation efforts. The two-stamp set includes:
1) The Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (the Duck Stamp), and
2) KBO’s Conservation Science Stamp.
Perks: With the stamps you receive free access to National Wildlife Refuges that charge fees and discounts on some KBO events.
The stamps feature art by Scot Storm and Erin Linton.
Planned Giving: Leaving Your Legacy
There are many ways to make a lasting donation to Klamath Bird Observatory that ensure your passion for science and conservation lives on in your memory. If you are looking for additional ways to donate please consider Klamath Bird Observatory’s planned giving options listed on the back of this pamphlet. For more information contact KBO and speak with your financial advisor.
More ways to give
eScrip
If you live in the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon, you can register with eScrip and then a percentage of your purchases at participating merchants, such as Safeway and Market of Choice, will be donated to Klamath Bird Observatory.
Amazon Smile
Amazon.com has a charitable giving program called Amazon Smile; when you shop they give.
Climate-smart Strategies for Identifying Connected Conservation Areas
KBO produces science that is relevant to pressing conservation issues. A recent report (see Frost 2018) identifies three objectives that are important for demonstrating the Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion’s connectivity values and for identifying the locations of specific areas that most contribute to maintaining important ecological function across the area’s landscape. These objectives include identifying high-priority conservation areas, designing potential linkage zones between existing reserves or core habitat patches, and developing strategies for increasing resilience to climate change. Several data-rich products that have resulted from KBO’s conservation science collaborations relate to these three subjects of interest.
1. Identify high-priority conservation areas – A paper published in Conservation Biology, Improving Effectiveness of Systematic Conservation Planning with Density Data, presents a novel modeling approach that can be used to rank conservation areas. The approach involves modeling both bird distributions and densities (i.e., abundances). The paper shows high priority areas in the Pacific Northwest that are concentrated in the Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion.
2. Design potential linkage zones between existing reserves or core habitat patches for focal species – A paper titled Comparing Ecoregional Classifications for Natural Areas Management in the Klamath Region, USA describes patterns of plant, amphibian, mammal, and bird distribution that are commonly used to identify ecological boundaries in the Klamath region. More specific to ongoing connectivity discussions, the analyses provide spatially explicit insights into areas of connectivity within the Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion.
3. Develop strategies for increasing resilience to climate change – The Pacific Northwest Climate Change Avian Vulnerability decision support tool uses our data-rich modeling approach to present current and future distributions of birds and their habitats and can be used to show areas of turnover and refugia. The tool is freely available and all of the spatially explicit data outputs are downloadable.
The data-rich products described above were created to help identify priority conservation areas, identify important connectivity linkage zones, and develop climate-smart conservation strategies. To insure that our science results in meaningful conservation outcomes KBO staff engage in various conservation forums to demonstrate the relevance of our work to scientists and managers who can use our science to inform and improve their efforts to conserve important ecosystems.
Save the Date — Klamath Bird Observatory’s Wings and Wine Gala
Sunday October 7, 2018, 3:00 -7:00 pm
Grizzly Peak Winery, Ashland, Oregon
Klamath Bird Observatory’s Wings and Wine Gala is back by popular demand. Come celebrate more than 20 years of KBO advancing bird and habitat conservation through science, education, and partnerships. Please help us continue our work by participating in this fundraiser.
As a World Migratory Bird Day event our Gala will celebrate The Year of the Bird. Join us as part of a global conservation community that appreciates the wonder of our feathered friends and works together to protect birds.
Our Gala will feature field trips, heavy hors d’oeuvres, local wine and beer, silent and live auctions, an art gallery, live music and dancing, and an opportunity to convene with our KBO community. A good time will be had by all.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT COMING SOON!
2018 Membership Drive
Dear KBO Friends and Supporters,
Please Contribute to our 2018 Membership Drive.
Thank you KBO Community, for your sustained financial support of KBO. We recognize and appreciate the choice you make by donating to Klamath Bird Observatory — your contributions encourage and inspire us. As a non-profit, KBO relies heavily on federal and state funding, however private donations are a key part of the revenues that help us achieve our science-driven mission.
As we are well into our 2018 field season we continue to seize opportunities to advance bird and habitat conservation through science, education, and partnerships. We are also now facing a new set of challenges — extreme changes in federal funding are putting our work at risk, making private sector support more important than ever. Therefore, the success of our annual spring membership drive is critical. Please support KBO by contributing to our spring membership drive. Your donations support our success.
Your contributions support our research and long-term monitoring.
- Our results recently informed the expansion of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and influenced improved management of this protected area. The science is now a key tool for defending our Monument.
- Our science is also elucidating details about unique threats to birds here in our region. For example, forest birds appear to be in steeper decline here in the Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion, as compared to the broader Pacific Northwest region. This makes our science relating to forest protection and restoration that much more critical.
Your contributions support our collaborative approach to bird conservation.
- Jaime Stephens (KBO Science Director) was just recognized for her exceptional contributions to the field of bird conservation with the Partners in Flight International Leadership Award. Jaime’s active collaboration with land managers ensures that our science translates into conservation success. She is using science to put oak woodland and forest restoration on-the-ground on both private and public lands.
Your contributions support our education programs.
- We are building generations of conservation practitioners. Over the past 20 years we have trained and mentored more than 250 student interns from 18 countries. They are now working to advance conservation as young leaders at universities, natural resource management agencies, and NGOs throughout the world.
- Our Community Education programming offers a diversity of learning opportunities that foster an appreciation for birds and an interest in conservation. These include our regular Talk and Walk series of classes and our outreach at festivals throughout the region.
Please support our successful science-driven bird conservation. Right now, your support is critical!
Make your tax-deductible membership donation online (CLICK HERE) or by mailing your donation with our membership form (CLICK HERE FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP FORM) at Klamath Bird Observatory, PO Box 758, Ashland, Oregon.
Thank you,
John D. Alexander, Ph.D, Executive Director
Shannon Rio, President, Board of Directors
2018 Conservation Stamps
Put your stamp on conservation!
Each year, KBO offers a Conservation Stamp Set for purchase with proceeds supporting both national and regional conservation efforts. The two-stamp set includes:
1) The Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (the Duck Stamp), and
2) KBO’s Conservation Science Stamp.
Perks: With the stamps you receive free access to National Wildlife Refuges that charge fees and discounts on some KBO events.
The stamps feature art by Nathan Trimble and by Bob Hautman.