Friends Board Refuge Tour 2026
Over the course of the day, the tour reminded FOMR board members that sustaining Malheur’s wildlife and diversity of ecosystems is both complex and deeply collaborative.
We have many plans for the coming year and are inviting you to help support them by contributing to our End of Year Fundraising goal of $20,000!
Planning to visit Malheur National Wildlife Refuge? Allow us to assist you! Learn more about the history and why it was created in the early 1900s.
Learn about the Projects, Programs, and Events that we are working on. Join the Friends with volunteer, sponsorship, and giving opportunities.
Over the course of the day, the tour reminded FOMR board members that sustaining Malheur’s wildlife and diversity of ecosystems is both complex and deeply collaborative.
You can see proposed changes to refuge-specific regulations and submit comments at Federal Register: National Wildlife Refuge System; 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations.
After 30-plus years, Dunn Dam was showing its age. It didn't have adequate fish passage around it, and it was a safety hazard. We gradually had to stop using...
As we all know, Sodhouse Spring became a part of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and in the 1930s the government set out to develop a headquarters complex on the...
It was Forrest’s interest in having a Refuge Friends Group that led Alice Elshoff and I to create the Friends of Malheur Refuge in 1999.
Nyjer seeds were called 'thistle seeds' in North America by companies marketing bird seed. In North America, it is common knowledge amongst birders that all finches - especially goldfinches...
The low-flying short-eared owl frequents open areas such as the marshes and agricultural fields of Harney County, preying on rodents and other small animals. While most active at dawn and dusk, short-eared owls occasionally hunt during the day, particularly in winter and under cloudy skies. 📸: Steve Koskella #shortearedowl #owl #highdesert #oregondesert #friendsofmalheur
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Around 6:00 PM on Friday June 5th the single egg laid in the osprey nest at the south end of Malheur NWR hatched. Sage and Willow have a chick!
Welcome to the world little one.
#osprey #ospreynest #sageandwillow #chickwatch #MalheurNationalWildlifeRefuge #MalheurFriends
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