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...
USFWS Refuge Law Enforcement Specialist, Officer John Megan, has a large assignment including Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, and Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge. This is a combined 1 Million+ acres of public lands protected and managed for the primary benefit of wildlife including unique species from bobolink to pronghorn antelope!
While 'on the beat' he gets to explore and observe the beauty of this landscape. He took this video from atop a bluff, along a 2-track on BLM land situated above Mudd Lake, which he scans below.
#MalheurNationalWildlifeRefuge #muddlake #WildlifeOfficer #greatbasin
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Introducing 💚Sage & Willow💜
Thanks to our community participating in this naming process, having collectively raised over $1,500!
We love these names which remind us to think about the landscape spreading out around their nest location which is situated near the headwaters of the Blitzen River coming off the northeastern slope of Steens Mountain.
In the timelapse video of June 2, 2026 you may notice times when each bird is looking inquisitively at the single egg in the nest. Osprey eggs are known to hatch as early as 35 days, which is THIS FRIDAY! Tomorrow, we go on CHICK WATCH and hope you will all tune in to malheurfriends.org/visit/osprey-nest-cam/ to watch with us.
#osprey #sageandwillow #MalheurNationalWildlifeRefuge #MalheurFriends #chickwatch
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