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LEARN HOW TO DRAW AN ANIMATION OF SNOOPY AND HIS FEATHERED PAL WOODSTOCK

This Klamath Bird Observatory FUNdraising workshop and World Migratory Bird Day event will be held via Zoom on December 16, 2021, at 5:30 PM Pacific Standard Time. The workshop is sponsored by Partners in Flight (PIF), with all proceeds from this event supporting the PIF International Bird Conservation Initiative.

Klamath Bird Observatory invites you to this special holiday workshop, Sing, Fly, Soar, and Cartoon — Like a Bird. Use your creativity to express your appreciation for birds and nature with this special webinar presented by KBO Board Member, former PEANUTS director, and accomplished animator, Larry Leichliter. During Larry’s live-action tutorial, you can try your hand at creating a simple animation of Snoopy, the lovable canine character from the PEANUTS cartoon, and his feathered pal Woodstock. The tutorial will be followed by live Q & A. We recommend that you have several sheets of your favorite paper and a pencil, pen, or any other drawing instrument handy.

Registration is open to an unlimited number of participants. Since this is a FUNdraising event, we ask registrants to make a donation of their choice. Use the form below to register for our workshop, Sing, Fly, Soar, and Cartoon — Like a Bird.

We are also offering this workshop free of charge, upon request – please eMail KBO by CLICKING HERE to request a discount code that will allow you to register without making a donation.

Larry Leichliter is an American animator and director who began his work in animation in 1975 with the made-for-TV film You’re a Good Sport, Charlie Brown. Throughout his career, he has worked on Peanuts animated television films; Larry has also contributed to other successful animated series including Nickelodeon’s ChalkZone and The Mighty B!, as well as Cartoon Network’s Time Squad, Squirrel Boy, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Sym-Bionic Titan, and Adventure Time.

Partners in Flight (PIF) is a dynamic and welcoming network of more than 150 partner organizations distributed throughout the Western Hemisphere. We are engaged in all aspects of land bird conservation from science, research, planning, and policy development, to land management, monitoring, education, and outreach. We are all dedicated to PIF’s simple, proactive mission — Keeping common birds common and helping species at risk through voluntary partnerships.

Work World Migratory Bird Day is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats. It has a global outreach and is an effective tool to help raise global awareness of the threats faced by migratory birds, their ecological importance, and the need for international cooperation to conserve them.

REGISTRATION

Registration is open to an unlimited number of participants. Because this is a FUNdraining event, we ask registrants to make a donation of your choice.  Use this form to register for the Sing, Fly, Soar, and Cartoon — Like a Bird KBO FUNdraising workshop. CLICK HERE to request a discount code that will allow you to register without making a donation.

KBO relies on private donations to further our mission of advancing bird and habitat conservation through science, education, and partnerships. By attending KBO FUNdraising events, you help support KBO’s efforts. So, if you love birds, believe in birds as indicators of environmental wellbeing, and want to support KBO’s science-driven bird conservation mission, please register for this FUNdraising event today!

To stay tuned for more details about KBO FUNdraising and community education events:

• Subscribe to receive KBO’s Klamath Call Note Blog via eMail
• View KBO’s latest Klamath Call Note Blog post.

Many thanks to our KBO 2021 Community Education Sponsors

Join us on Saturday, December 11th, for an all-day RAPTOR-FINDING excursion to the picturesque Klamath Basin! Dick Ashford and Amanda Alford will share their enthusiasm of, and knowledge about, “our” wintering raptors during this always-popular field trip. Dick will present a raptor identification class via Zoom prior to the outing on Thursday, December 9th at 6:00 PM.

Zoom Workshop: Thursday Dec 9th, 2021 at 6:oo PM
Field Trip: Saturday Dec 11th, 2021, at 7:45 AM

Three 1-car tickets (for to up four people per car) will be offered at $500 per ticket for each donor’s Covid-safe pod of family and/or close friends (see below for details about field trips and pod cars).

REGISTRATION

KBO supporters are invited to purchase a limited number of 1-car tickets (for up to four people per car) . 1-car tickets are priced at $500. Each ticket buyer can invite three additional family members or close friends to form a 1-car Covid-safe pod. CLICK HERE to register for the field trip via eMail to Dick Ashford (please type Hawk ID Registration in the subject field). Checks for this tax-deductible donation can be made out to KBO and mailed to Dick Ashford, 2705 Takelma Way, Ashland OR 97520. Upon receipt of the check, registrants will be fully signed up for this 2-part workshop.

Our KBO FUNdraising events are being offered with Covid safety as our primary concern. Proof of vaccination will be required for all in-person participants. To ensure a Covid-safe, quality experience, we are limiting field trip offerings to a small number of 4-PERSON CAR PODS. One donor will be able to purchase a 1-car ticket for a total of four people to include family members or close friends who make up that donor’s Covid-safe pod. Social distancing and masking when appropriate will also be required. More details about KBO’s Covid-safe guidelines will be provided upon registration.

KBO relies on private donations to further our mission of advancing bird and habitat conservation through science, education, and partnerships. By attending KBO FUNdraising events, you help to support KBO’s efforts. So, if you love birds, believe in birds as indicators of environmental wellbeing, and want to support KBO’s science-driven bird conservation mission, please register for this FUNdraising event today! We look forward to seeing you at one or more of our Fall Series FUNdraising events.

To stay tuned for more details about KBO FUNdraising and community education events:

• Subscribe to receive KBO’s Klamath Call Note Blog via eMail
• View KBO’s latest Klamath Call Note Blog post.

Many thanks to our KBO 2021 Community Education Sponsors

Join us this Thursday evening, November 11th, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Shannon Rio, KBO board President, will offer a Zoom presentation focused on acquainting people with birding on the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife refuges. Register now!

Because this drought year has been especially difficult for the refuges, knowing where to see birds can be a challenge. Shannon will orient participants with where to go birding; you will learn the layout of the the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake refuges and the locations of different birding “hotspots” on the refuges. Participants will receive refuge maps, for your future future bird watching visits.

REGISTRATION

Registration is open to an unlimited number of registrants. Because this is a FUNdraining event, we ask registrants to make a donation of your choice.  Use this form to register for the Birding the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake Zoom presentation.

KBO relies on private donations to further our mission of advancing bird and habitat conservation through science, education, and partnerships. By attending KBO FUNdraising events, you help support KBO’s efforts. So, if you love birds, believe in birds as indicators of environmental wellbeing, and want to support KBO’s science-driven bird conservation mission, please register for this FUNdraising event today! We look forward to seeing you at one or more of our Fall Series FUNdraising Events.

To stay tuned for more details about KBO FUNdraising and community education events:

• Subscribe to receive KBO’s Klamath Call Note Blog via eMail
• View KBO’s latest Klamath Call Note Blog post.

Many thanks to our KBO 2021 Community Education Sponsors

This 2-part FUNdrasining event, hosted by KBO Board President Shannon Rio, includes a Zoom presentation and a field trip. Shannon will focus on acquainting people with birding on the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife refuges.

Because this drought year has been especially difficult for the refuges, knowing where to see birds can be a challenge. During this 2-part event Shannon will orient participants with where to go birding  — you will learn the layout of the the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake refuges and the locations of different birding “hotspots” on the refuges. Participants will receive refuge maps. Shannon’s intention for this 2-part FUNdraising event is to orient participants, for your future bird watching visits.

The Zoom presentation will be held on Thursday, November 11th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM and participation will be unlimited. The follow-up field trip will be held on Sunday, November 14th, leaving Ashland at 8:00 AM, and returning by 6:00 PM, with limited registration.

No birding experience necessary.

REGISTRATION

KBO supporters are invited to purchase a limited number of 1-car tickets (for up to four people per car) for the Sunday, November 14th field trip. 1-car tickets are priced at $240. Each ticket buyer can invite three additional family members or close friends to form a 1-car Covid-safe pod. CLICK HERE to register for the field trip via eMail to Shannon Rio (please type Field Trip Registration in the subject field). Cars will stay connected by walkie talkie. Binoculars will be made available upon request. Not much in the way of walking; however we will be out of the cars often. Bring lunch and plan to have a grand time. Field Trip registrants will automatically be registered for the Zoom presentation.

Registration for the Thursday, November 11th Zoom presentation is open to an unlimited number of registrants. Because this is a FUNdraining event, we ask registrants to make a donation of their choice.  Use this form to register for the Birding the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake Zoom presentation.

Our KBO FUNdraising events are being offered with Covid safety as our primary concern. Proof of vaccination will be required for all in-person participants. To ensure a Covid-safe, quality experience, we are limiting field trip offerings to a small number of 4-PERSON CAR PODS. One donor will be able to purchase a 1-car ticket for a total of four people to include family members or close friends who make up that donor’s Covid-safe pod. Social distancing and masking when appropriate will also be required. More details about KBO’s Covid-safe guidelines will be provided upon registration.

KBO relies on private donations to further our mission of advancing bird and habitat conservation through science, education, and partnerships. By attending KBO FUNdraising events, you help to support KBO’s efforts. So, if you love birds, believe in birds as indicators of environmental wellbeing, and want to support KBO’s science-driven bird conservation mission, please register for this FUNdraising event today! We look forward to seeing you at one or more of our Fall Series FUNdraising events.

To stay tuned for more details about KBO FUNdraising and community education events:

• Subscribe to receive KBO’s Klamath Call Note Blog via eMail
• View KBO’s latest Klamath Call Note Blog post.

Many thanks to our KBO 2021 Community Education Sponsors