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