Species Spotlight: Common Merganser
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Dan Streiffert The Common merganser (Mergus merganser), also known as the “goosander” in Europe, is a large, sleek diving duck with a long, narrow...
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Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Dan Streiffert The Common merganser (Mergus merganser), also known as the “goosander” in Europe, is a large, sleek diving duck with a long, narrow...
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photos by MNWR A deferred maintenance project is currently underway in Unit 7 on the northern end of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. This project will rehabilitate...
It is a way of giving back to this place that gives us so much in the way of creative inspiration, personal reflection, and of course feeding our curiosity...
Jess Wenick is Malheur National Wildlife Refuge's new Project Leader, more commonly referred to as a Refuge Manager. Malheur Refuge has been under the Leadership of Lisa Wilson, Regional...
Harney County just got its 4th SQM up and running thanks to coordination between DarkSky Oregon, Friends of Malheur NWR, and Hines Middle School Science Teacher Katie Sorenson.
The SMAC's members provide representative counsel and advice to BLM.
“The desert rat loves the desert because there is something about it that he cannot explain or even name.” -Edward Abbey, The Ancient Dust (1976)
If you had to choose, what’s your favorite aspect of the high desert?
Photo of great egret at The Narrows under a stormy sky by Alan Nyiri
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My favorite parts of the desert are vast open spaces and stormy light like in this photo.
I LOVE this photograph!
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