Become a Sponsor
If you are interested in supporting the 2023 Winter Wings Festival, become a sponsor!
Sponsor benefits vary based on level. Click here to view the 2023 Festival Sponsor Levels and Benefits. All sponsor levels include a link to your website under the sponsors tab below.
2023 Festival Sponsors
The Winter Wings Festival could not exist without our wonderful sponsors who generously contribute financial aid and in-kind services! Consider joining our great sponsors!
Festival Producer
The Winter Wings Festival is produced by Klamath Basin Audubon Society volunteers with support from sponsors, grants, and participant registration fees. Proceeds from this festival support local grants to teachers and other entities for outdoor education and community nature-related projects.
Bald Eagle Level
The Klamath Basin is home to six National Wildlife Refuges: Klamath Marsh, Upper Klamath, Bear Valley, Clear Lake, Lower Klamath, and Tule Lake. Most of these refuges are within an hour’s drive of Klamath Falls. Bear Valley Refuge is currently closed to the visiting public.
Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) is a public university based in Klamath Falls and the Portland metropolitan area with a presence throughout the Pacific Northwest. They emphasize technical subjects and applied sciences. Through nearly 50 bachelor’s and advanced degree programs, the university offers a rigorous, experiential education that allows students to pursue their passions and professional opportunities in internships, externships and field experiences. The Festival is grateful to Oregon Tech for their generously discounted facility rental rates.
Sky Lakes Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community-owned, internationally accredited acute-care teaching hospital dedicated to the people it serves. As a leader in the health care industry, Sky Lakes is also an economic and social asset for the community. Sky Lakes serves more than 80,000 people in Klamath and Lake counties in south-central Oregon, and Modoc and Siskiyou counties in northern California. As the only hospital in a 10,000-square-mile area, Sky Lakes combines small-town charm and neighborliness with big-city medical expertise in their facility, which is licensed for 176 beds.
Golden Eagle Level
$1000 – $2499 in cash or in-kind donations
ABA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides leadership to birders by increasing their knowledge, skills, and enjoyment of birding. They are the only organization in North America that specifically caters to recreational birders. They donated various magazines to our festival for your enjoyment.
Located on South 6th Street, the Best Western Plus Olympic Inn provides spacious accommodations that are 100% smoke and pet free, and the friendliest service in town. A unique, warm atmosphere and superior quality guest services awaits you. A heated outdoor pool and hot tub is ideal for relaxing after a day of exploration. They offer complimentary soup and sandwiches/salads at 4:30 p.m. and at 8 p.m. serve milk and cookies! We appreciate their donation of rooms for our keynoters and leaders.
The Favell Museum is dedicated to the Indians who roamed and loved this land before the coming of the white man and to those artists who truly portray the inherited beauty which surrounds us. Their artifacts and art are an important part of the heritage of the West. The museum has very generously provided event , sales, and meeting spaces to Klamath Basin Audubon Society and the Winter Wings Festival.
Klamath Tribes, Planning Department Transit Program operates with funding from the Oregon Department of Transportation, RVTD-TransLink, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Basin Transit Service, and the Federal Transportation Administration. We are proud to have them joining in to support field trip transportation this year with shuttle vans and drivers.
National Audubon Society’s mission is to protect birds and the places they need today and tomorrow. They conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and their habitats, for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity.
Pacific Power efficiently delivers reliable, safe and environmentally responsible energy to 243 communities across Oregon, Washington and northern California.
RES is the nation’s largest ecological restoration company, and is restoring a resilient earth for a modern world. We restore our land and waters with ecological integrity and innovation, project by project. We support the rehabilitation and stewardship of nature’s resources alongside responsible human progress.
Since 1986, Vortex been and remain an American-owned, veteran-owned, family-owned and operated business of hard-working folks headquartered next to our friendly neighbors in Barneveld, Wisconsin. They are donatin a pair of Razor binoculars to the Festival.
Perched on a ridge near the 143-square-mile Upper Klamath Lake in southern Oregon, WorldMark Running Y by Wyndham is perfectly positioned to allow you to explore the diverse and pristine wilderness of seven national wildlife refuges. We appreciate their donation of two condo units to house our leaders.
Tundra Swan Level
$500-999 cash or in-kind donations
Discover Klamath is the region’s tourism entity. Their mission is to encourage visitors to come and experience all that the Klamath Basin has to offer. They publicize the Winter Wings Festival through their extensive network of advertising milieus.
Fisher Nicolson Realty has been a supporter for many years and we welcome them back in 2023. As Fisher Nicholson Realty—The Home Team—they are the #1 agency in the Klamath Basin serving the community from the same downtown location for over 50 years.
Hecate Energy is leading the Bonanza Energy Facility project, a proposed solar array and battery energy storage system located in the Langell Valley. This solar power and battery project will provide a host of economic and social benefits for the region while at the same time supporting Oregon’s energy independence goals. Hecate is a leading developer of renewable power projects and storage solutions.
House of Homes Realty is a one-stop real estate website for all your home buying and selling needs in Klamath Falls, OR. Their professional real estate brokers and agents who will help make your search for a new home an enjoyable experience in the Klamath Falls area.
Gold Dust Potato Processors and J&W Walker Farms is also a returning sponsor. They are one of the Klamath Basin’s top chipping potato farms and processing plant, with our potatoes being found in brands all around the Pacific Rim. Now our crops also include dairy-quality alfalfa hay.
The Klamath Falls Downtown Association has generously helped pay costs associated with the Welcome Meet and Greet Reception at the Favell Museum, enabling us to offer this event for free to registered attendees
Snow Goose Level
$250-$499 in cash or in-kind donations
Coldwell Banker Holman Premier Realty has been serving Klamath County for 40 years specializing in buying and selling Klamath Falls real estate and Oregon ranches for sale managed by our Klamath Farm Ranch team. Our award-winning Klamath Falls real estate agents have the knowledge of the real estate market and years of experience in residential, commercial, farm and ranch, multi-family, vacation, resort, and land properties.
Hunt’s Photo and Video is New England’s premier imaging retailer. Their goal is to make sure every customer feels comfortable with his or her purchase and is confident in its use. Whether you are a student, hobbyist, enthusiast or professional, Hunt’s staff will help you choose the right equipment for your needs. They will be a vendor and are providing photographer Noah Buchanan to assist on some field trips as well as gift cards.
Klamath County Chamber of Commerce fosters a greater sense of business community, identifies emerging leaders, and advocates on behalf of small businesses. Klamath Basin Audubon Society is a member of the Chamber.
Leo’s Camera Shop maintains the highest quality standards in all they do – specializing in quality digital photofinishing, enlargements, high quality cameras and lenses, digital camera accessories, and all products for the photography hobbyist.
The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends, and for nearly 60 years, we’ve been working in Oregon to do just that. We’re bringing people together to solve the biggest conservation challenges of our time by transforming policy, inspiring communities to take action, protecting vital habitats and natural resources and improving livelihoods.
Peregrine Falcon Level
$25-$249 in cash or in-kind donations
The California Watchable Wildlife Project celebrates the state’s wildlife and diverse habitats by acknowledging and elevating the value of wildlife viewing to benefit individuals, families, communities, and industries while fostering awareness and support for conservation and protection of wildlife and habitats. They are a marketing partner.
