10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
I’ve just finished reading THE PLUME HUNTER (Torrey House Press, December 2011) by Renée Thompson. In this captivating book, Thompson explores the motivation behind hunters who shot birds to sell feathers for women’s hats at the turn of the nineteenth century. Here, the sky gleamed white as Heaven, and the lakes resembled oceans.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2016
In Oregon, the Barred Owl is taking over Northern Spotted Owl territory and threatening that smaller bird’s survival. And keeping cats, natural hunters, indoors is, as a matter of biology and of common sense, not the healthiest state for them. This is Mark’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Incidents like this one, led by far-right militant, anti-government extremists, should be a concern of all Americans, especially birders, hunters, environmentalists, conservationists, and anyone else concerned with keeping public lands public. This concern of losing our public lands is actually something birders and hunters have in common.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 13, 2019
Unlike most of the other units in the study, however, most visits were from hunters.). Malheur NWR (Oregon): 210,000; $30.1; Despite its relatively inaccessibility, Rainwater Basin WMD had more than 53,000 visits, which generated $2.2 million in activity and 19 jobs. Kilauea Point NWR (Hawaii): 1,148,000; $34.3 million; 293 jobs.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 24, 2022
For example, near Portland, Oregon, one of the local national wildlife refuges recently sought comments on modifying its access plan to include the public for wildlife observation, wildlife photography, environmental education, and interpretation. Until now, it has only been open for hunters.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2015
Note in this 2010 video, birders, birdwatching and kayakers are mentioned, not hunters. Visitors are encouraged to wear hunter orange during hunting seasons for safety. Does that sound like a simple solution to the decreased funding coming from the dwindling numbers of hunters and fishers? This is an Urban Refuge !
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
The first weekend had me visiting my hometown of Lakeview Oregon, and the many different areas that I ran around in as a kid. The first stop, Summer Lake Wildlife Refuge in central Oregon is without a doubt one of the most important stop overs for migrating birds on the west coats, no matter the species.
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