BJ Matzen
BJ Matzen is one of the Klamath Basin's elite birders, with over 30 years of experience observing and photographing the Basin's avifauna. He regularly participates in field trips and national surveys, such as the North American Migration Count and the Christmas Bird Count, and often shares his own observations with other local birders. Over the past 15 years he has led Elderhostel and other birding groups in the Basin.
BJ was a charter member of the Klamath Basin Audubon Society and has served as its President multiple times. He has been involved with the Winter Wings Festival as far back as the third year of the old Bald Eagle Conference. BJ also incorporated Klamath Wingwatchers, a local non-profit organization dedicated to public education about Klamath Basin wildlife and wetland habitats.
BJ has undergraduate degrees in both Animal Science and Fish and Wildlife from Oregon State University and a law degree from Willamette University. He is in his 39th year of practicing law.