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KBO FUNdraiser: 2-Part Winter Hawk Identification Workshop — A Raptor ID Presentation and Field Trip hosted by Dick Ashford & Amanda Alford

November 11, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, Conservation, KBO Education, Trips & Events

KBO FUNdraiser: Join us for an all-day RAPTOR-FINDING excursion to the picturesque Klamath Basin! KBO board members Dick Ashford and Amanda Alford will share their enthusiasm of, and knowledge about, “our” wintering raptors during this always-popular field trip. Dick will provide a short zoom introduction prior to the outing.

This Thursday Night: Birding the Klamath Refuges (A sliding scale KBO FUNdraiser hosted by Shannon Rio)

November 10, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, Conservation, KBO Education, Trips & Events

Join us this Thursday evening, for a sliding scale FUNdraising event. Shannon Rio, KBO Board President, is offering a Zoom presentation focused on acquainting people with birding on the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife refuges. Register now! Registration is open to an unlimited number of registrants. Cost — make a donation of your choice.

KBO FUNdraiser: Birding the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake Refuges (hosted by Shannon Rio) — A Zoom Presentation and Field Trip

November 4, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, Conservation, KBO Education, Trips & Events

Join us for this special 2-part FUNdraising event focused on acquainting people with birding the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife refuges. Shannon Rio will offer a Zoom presentation on Thursday, November 11th and then lead a follow-up field trip Sunday, November 14th.

KBO’s 2021-2022 FUNdraising Campaign — Fall Series

October 8, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Trips & Events

Join us for a Garden Party with String Quartet & Guitar Duo, Birding the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake, a Winter Hawk Identification Workshop, and/or a Learn to Animate Snoopy Workshop — KBO’s Board members are hosting our Fall Series FUNdraising Events as an opportunity to bring our community together in support KBO’s work to advance bird and habitat conservation.

REMINDER: “History Walk into the Past” FUNdraiser — Sunday, July 25th

July 14, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Trips & Events

On July 25th we invite KBO supporters to join us for a “history walk into the past” through Ashland’s historic core. Our newest Board member, Jeff LaLande, is an archaeologist and historian. Jeff will take participants on a FUNdraising trip into Ashland’s past — from the Shasta Indians’ village where the Plaza is now and on through changes of recent decades.

Birdwatching at Dunn Ranch with the Klamath Bird Observatory (July 8th)

July 5, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Partners, Trips & Events

Klamath Bird Observatory is excited about our new partnership with the Dunn Ranch Center for Food and Agriculture. At Dunn Ranch they choose nature and demonstrate regenerative farming and a […]

REMINDER: YOBIRD, a KBO summer FUNdraiser

July 1, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Trips & Events

On July 11th, join Lisa Michelbrink and other KBO Board members at Grizzly Peak Winery for this KBO FUNDraiser event. We will start with a gentle yoga session under the oak trees, led by Board President and yoga teacher, Shannon Rio. We will then take a bird walk on the winery grounds. To finish the morning, we will share light refreshments and conversation.

A KBO FUNdraiser: “History Walk into the Past” through Ashland’s Historic Core

June 28, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Trips & Events

On July 25th, and then again on August 8th, we invite KBO supporters to join us for a “history walk into the past” through Ashland’s historic core. Our newest Board member, Jeff LaLande, is an archaeologist and historian. Jeff will take participants on a FUNdraising trip into Ashland’s past — from the Shasta Indians’ village where the Plaza is now and on through changes of recent decades.

YOBIRD, a KBO summer FUNdraiser

June 24, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Trips & Events

On July 11th, join Lisa Michelbrink and other KBO Board members at Grizzly Peak Winery for this KBO FUNdrasing event. We will start with a gentle yoga session under the oak trees, led by Board President and yoga teacher, Shannon Rio. We will then take a bird walk on the winery grounds. To finish the morning we will share light refreshments and conversation.

KBO’s 2021-2022 FUNdraising Campaign Begins!

June 23, 2021 | Klamath Call Note, Birds & Birding, KBO Education, Trips & Events

Klamath Bird Observatory’s fundraising effort has a new, exciting format this year: with no fundraising Gala in 2020 or 2021, KBO’s Board members are stepping up, as individuals, to offer you a variety of smaller group events. These are events that we think many of you will enjoy. Board members will be hosting nearly a dozen recreational and educational gatherings with different themes. Think of these not so much as events but more as “parties.”