Meet our May Change for Good Recipient
The Klamath Bird Observatory is focused on bird conservation and environmental education through ornithological practices. Emphasizing high-caliber science and the role of birds as indicators, KBO informs and improves natural resource management. Recognizing that conservation occurs across many fronts. The organization also aims to nurture an environmental ethic through community outreach and education.
"We owe our success to committed donors, volunteers, staff, and partners who demonstrate that each of us can contribute to a legacy of abundant bird populations and healthy land, air, and water." (KBO)
The Klamath Bird Observatory models conservation through three effects:
1. Long-Term Monitoring which provides information about changes in bird populations.
2. In-depth theoretical research that advances our understanding of distribution and movements.
3. Applied ecology that addresses natural resource management challenges.
This conservation science is then utilized and applied at local, regional, and even international scales:
1. Ongoing science programs inform conservation planning in the beautifully rugged and wildlife-rich Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion of northern California and southern Oregon.
2. Avian Knowledge Northwest, KBO's interactive data center and decision support system, provides scientific resources across the Pacific Northwest.
3. Professional education and international capacity building expands our influence hemispherically with partner-driven programs that protect birds throughout their breeding, migrating, and wintering seasons.
This organization is no doubt a strong pillar in our community, ensuring even the smallest of organisms and beings are taken care of. Working within the North American Bird Conservation Initiative, Partners in Flight, and other collaborations, Klamath Bird Observatory takes a lead role in developing strategic bird and habitat conservation plans and other technical publications.
These plans are designed to (1) stimulate and support a proactive approach to conservation and offer recommendations for planning efforts and habitat management actions, (2) direct cost-effective expenditures of government and non-government organizations, and (3) stimulate monitoring and research to support conservation.
The plans’ recommendations serve as the biological foundation for developing and implementing conservation strategies for multiple bird species at multiple geographic scales.
For more information, visit www.klamathbird.org
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April Change for Good Recipient
Meet our April Change for Good recipient, Stream Smart with the Rogue Valley Council of Governments!
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Meet our March Change for Good Recipient
Rogue Valley Farm to School educates children about our food system through hands-on farm and garden programs, and by increasing local foods in school meals. They aim to inspire an appreciation of local agriculture that improves the economy and environment of our community and the health of its members. Rogue Valley Farm to School is proud to serve as southern Oregon’s Regional Hub for Education and Procurement.
Meet our February Change for Good Recipients
This month at AFC we're doing things a bit different! For the entire month of February round up your total at checkout and donate to TWO amazing organizations: Rogue Community Cat Rescue and Rogue Valley Street Dogs.
Rogue Community Cat Rescue is a nonprofit based in Medford, Oregon that aims to advocate for and improve the lives of community cats and kittens through Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), rescue, foster care, adoption, and education. Recently, RCCR has been able to shift into larger-scale projects including, but not limited to:
The Co-op Community Classroom - Learn from local educators!
Located at 300 N Pioneer St, just behind the Co-op, sits our lovely community classroom. Here, we host delicious cooking classes, free lectures, sustainability classes, health and wellness events, cookie parties, community dinners, board meetings, and more! Owners get discounts!
You can find all events happening in the classroom at ashlandfood.coop/events, or look around the store as you shop for information teasing our upcoming classes.
If you are interested in TEACHING a free or paid class, you can contact education@ashlandfood.coop for more information.
Meet our January Change for Good Recipient
"Moving people from crisis to stability," Opportunities for Housing Resources and Assistance or OHRA is a non profit organization whose mission is to help low-income people build better lives. This is done by offering both hope and access to various social services,
"We encourage those in need on the path to self-sufficiency."
December Change for Good: Jackson County Fuel Committee
If you’ve lived through even one Rogue Valley winter, you know the cold settles in quickly. The frosty mornings, the long dark evenings, the kind of chill that lingers no matter how many layers you put on - winter can be tough. And while many of us can manage with the help of heaters, woodstoves, and warm homes, thousands of families in our community struggle to access the heat they need to stay safe and comfortable. That’s where the Jackson County Fuel Committee (JCFC) comes in!
November Change for Good Recipient
Meet our November Change for Good Recipient: The Siletz Health Clinic
Celebrating Indigenous Food and Traditions
Each October, when so many across the country celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day, the Ashland Food Co-op pauses to reflect on the land we call home, the people who've cared for it, and how food and connections to the land can help us return that inheritance in a positive way.
September Change for Good: Siskiyou Field Institute
This month, your Change for Good donations support Siskiyou Field Institute (SFI), an organization that helps people connect with one of the most biodiverse regions in North America: the Klamath-Siskiyou ecoregion.
Meet our August Change for Good Partner - Ashland Schools Foundation
August's Change for Good partner is a perfect fit for this month as our kids head back to school. Ashland Schools Foundation (ASF) is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting quality education in Ashland's public schools. You may have run in the Monster Dash or noticed the "Perk Up for Students" sign at our local coffeeshops - these are just some of the (fun and delicious) ways you are already supporting ASF.
Welcome to the Board!
We are happy to welcome two new Directors, Evan Archerd and Elizabeth Walsh, to the Board! And we're thrilled to have Joanna Wnorowski Pecoraro continuing to serve!
July Change for Good Partner: White Oak Farm
This month, we’re proud to support White Oak Farm, an inspiring organization that blends sustainable farming, environmental education, and community nourishment—right here in Southern Oregon.