International Training and Internships
KBO’s International Internship Program has hosted 283 young professionals and university students from 17 countries as interns in our long-term monitoring and training programming since 1999.
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Rivers and Riparian – Restoration Projects
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Riparian (streamside) vegetation provides habitat for breeding, migrating, and overwintering birds and is also critical to the quality of the in-stream habitat on which salmon fisheries and other aquatic species depend. In the western United States, riparian zones make up less than 0.5% of the total land area.
Oak Habitat Conservation Projects
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KBO is involved in oak habitat conservation projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. Oaks in the PNW are facing many threats, including invasive species, conifer encroachment, the lack of fire on the landscape, and human impact. These oak woodlands provide crucial habitats for many of our most at-risk western forest birds, including species like Lewis’s Woodpecker.
Wings Across the Americas International Cooperation Award 2011
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A diverse group of conservationists, including KBO’s Executive Director John Alexander and Research Advisor C. John Ralph were recognized for their effective collaboration with the prestigious Wings Across the Americas […]
Wings Across the Americas International Cooperation Award 2018
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In 2018, a diverse, tri-national group of conservationists, including KBO’s Executive Director John Alexander, were recognized for their effective collaboration as part of the Western Hummingbird Partnership (WHP).
Partners in Conservation Award 2012
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KBO’s Science Director Jaime Stephens and Research Biologist Felicity Newell received this award in 2012, along with 22 of our partners, including project leader Lomakatsi Restoration Project, from the US […]
Luiza Figueira
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MANTIQUEIRA BIRD OBSERVATORY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Luiza Figueira is a Brazilian biologist with a Master of Science in Ecology from the National Institute for Amazonian Research.
Sarahy Contreras Martinez, PhD
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UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA Sarahy is a professor and researcher at the Department of Ecology and Natural Resources-IMECBIO, University of Guadalajara-CUCSUR. The results of her projects are applied to the conservation, […]
Luis Morales
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Luis is a marine biologist with training in coral reef ecology who decided that birds were better elements of nature to connect people with nature. He has over 20 years of experience guiding nature tours and the last 12 years mostly birdwatching trips. Luis is currently the Director and co-founder of the San Pancho Bird Observatory.
Keith Larson, PhD
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Keith Larson has worked all over the world as a field biologist, working primarily with seabirds and migratory songbirds. During this time Keith developed excellent statistical and spatial analytical skills that he has applied to a diversity of projects.