by Matt Hunter | Mar 31, 2021 | Event Reports
On March 3, 2021, I made my first boots-on-the-ground visit to the Archie Creek Burn area, east of Glide, Oregon. My goal for this and future visits is to observe, document, and share what physical and ecological processes I observe taking place, and in particular...
by Matt Hunter | Jan 22, 2021 | Event Reports
Approximately one-third of Oregon’s Christmas Bird Count communities decided to forego the count this year, but Douglas County birders (and friends) were anxious to get out and participate in one of their favorite activities of the year! The enthusiasm was...
by Diana Wales | Nov 1, 2020 | Event Reports
Thanks to all the UVAS board members who showed up at the Clay Place chimney Halloween afternoon to help clean out the chimney. Thanks also to the dozen or so folks who arrived with gloves, shovels, and buckets to haul away the more than 20 5-gallon buckets of...
by Stacy Burleigh | Sep 1, 2020 | Event Reports
Masked and self-distancing at Stewart Park with Vaux Swifts flying overhead, members of Umpqua Valley Audubon’s board invited the three musicians, Brigitte Chase, Cathy Vandendoel, and Cynthia Ferguson, (Artisan Winds) to join us so we could give our heartfelt thanks...
by Stacy Burleigh | Aug 2, 2020 | Event Reports
The Artisan Winds Flute Trio consisting of Brigitte Chase, Cathy Vandendoel, and Cynthia Ferguson graced us with an array of eleven beautiful bird-themed songs and bird-inspired artwork that consisted of watercolor birds on antique sheet music, handspun knitted birds,...
by Matt Hunter | Mar 30, 2020 | Event Reports
Six adventurers kept their distance as we viewed waterfowl, other birds, and habitat conditions at the Stewart Park Wildlife Area. On overpopulation of waterfowl has, over time, facilitated the erosion of most of the soil near the north and south ends of the parking...
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