BLOG
KBO Partners
Medford Mail Tribune: Funding for Oak Woodland Restoration Partnership’s Efforts
The cover article of Monday October 30, 2017 edition of the Medford Mail Tribune shines a spotlight on the Klamath Siskiyou Oak Network’s recent $100,185 grant from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board. The article by the Mail Tribune’s Mark Freeman highlights both the plight of disappearing oak woodlands and the successes of restoration efforts. Klamath […]
KBO’s 2017 Conservation Stamp Set
Klamath Bird Observatory’s 2017 Conservation Science Stamp features the Oregon Vesper Sparrow. We feature this sparrow to raise awareness about its peril while also showcasing steps we are making for its conservation. The Oregon Vesper Sparrow is a subspecies that occurs to the west of the Vesper Sparrow’s core continental breeding range. To learn more […]
Oregon Vesper Sparrow Conservation
The Oregon Vesper Sparrow is a subspecies of the Vesper Sparrow, a migratory grassland-obligate bird. This subspecies nests to the west of the Vesper Sparrow’s continental breeding range. The Oregon Vesper Sparrow is at risk of becoming extinct. However, KBO’s science is informing important steps in its conservation. In early 2017, new protections for Oregon […]
SCIENCE BRIEF: Bird Communities in the Klamath Ecoregion
By Sonya Daw, Science Communication Specialist for the National Park Service Klamath Inventory & Monitoring Network This article first appeared in The Klamath Kaleidoscope Spring/Summer 2017 newsletter People spend a lot of time watching birds, and scientists are no exception. Because birds use such a wide variety of resources and respond quickly to environmental change, […]
One of Our Bird Monitoring Stations is 25 Years Old!
Klamath Bird Observatory’s Pacific Crest Trail #1 (PCT1) long-term bird monitoring station, operated in partnership with Klamath National Forest, turns 25 this May—older than some of this year’s volunteer interns! The station’s resilience was recognized in the latest MAPS Chat—the annual newsletter of the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship Program to which we contribute data […]
From Africa to Central America – Forging International Partnerships to Conserve Wildlife
Tropical forests are used by local people for food, timber, and resource extraction. Balancing the needs of local people and the needs of sensitive wildlife has presented scientists with pressing global conservation challenges. To help protect and manage tropical wildlife, Klamath Bird Observatory Research Associate Dr. Jared Wolfe has partnered with academia, governments, and nonprofits […]
Ashland Daily Tidings: Mountain Bird Festival attracts birders to Ashland
The cover article of Wednesday May 27th’s edition of the Ashland Daily Tidings featured the 2015 Mountain Bird Festival. The article by John Darling highlights the economic benefits of birding. Bird enthusiasts generate billions of dollars of economic activity each year — The 2014 Mountain Bird Festival generated an estimated $70,000 of economic activity, benefiting […]
Just Published State of North America’s Birds Report Is a Call to Action
*** NEWS RELEASE—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** May 18, 2016 Media Contact: John Alexander, Executive Director Klamath Bird Observatory 541-890-7067; jda@klamathbird.org To mark the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty, the North American Bird Conservation Initiative has published the State of North America’s Birds report. Through a groundbreaking collaboration between the United States, Mexico, and […]
Beaver Fever: From pests to restoration tools
Beavers, like humans, are engineers of their own habitats, carrying out construction projects that make more food resources and housing available to them. Recently, beavers have been recognized by land managers as playing a vital role in maintaining diverse stream and riparian habitats. The benefits of beaver impoundments in a watershed include slowing and spreading […]
PhD position, Migration and Wintering Ecology of Riparian Birds
Co-supervisors: Dr. Karen Hodges, University of British Columbia Okanagan, and Dr. Christine Bishop, Environment Canada. Collaborators: Dr. Keith Hobson, Environment Canada, Klamath Bird Observatory, San Pancho Bird Observatory, Tierra de Aves A.C., MX Many riparian birds in Canada occur at the northern edge of their range. There is little understanding of the overwintering locations, return […]
