2018 Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Project

by | Sep 22, 2018 | Event Reports

During the spring and summer of 2018, Umpqua Valley Audubon Society partnered with Umpqua Wildlife Rescue to rescue, rehab and release urban nesting Green Herons.  First heron came in on 28 May 2018 and the last one on September 3 2018.  17 young green herons came...

Year of the Bird – September

by | Sep 9, 2018 | Year of the Bird 2018

Three Ways You Can Help Migrating Birds This Fall It’s fall migration time in Douglas County.  From Vaux Swifts to Great Egrets, the Umpqua Basin serves as a stopping point for many bird species making their way south, but these migrants face myriad man-made...

Next Board Meeting—October 17th

by | Aug 24, 2018 | Upcoming Events

Board Meetings are regularly on the 3rd Wednesday of the month—skipping December, June & July. Meetings begin at 5 pm and are generally held at “The Roost”, 637 W Balff (across Balff from Mark Hamm’s dental office, 1313 W. Harvard). For more details,...