Welcome Friends of

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

We promote conservation and appreciation of natural and cultural resources at Malheur Refuge through education, outreach, advocacy, and on-the-ground stewardship.

Alan Nyiri Marshall Pond Sunset

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Help us Conserve *Restore* Inspire in 2022

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! 

187,757 Acres of Wildlife Habitat

The Refuge is famous for its tremendous diversity and spectacular concentrations of wildlife. With more than 340 bird species and 58 mammal species, Malheur Refuge is a mecca for birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts.

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.

Our Work
Past and present

Over the past 20 plus years, our team of volunteers and partners have developed a myriad of projects, programs, and events that have helped enhance one of the crown jewels of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

Learn about the Projects, Programs, and Events that we are working on. Join the Friends with volunteer, sponsorship, and giving opportunities.

Latest from Malheur Refuge

Swan Capture At Benson Pond

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was once home to as many as 20+ breeding pairs of Trumpeter Swans. As recently as the 1990’s Refuge biologists have a history of collaborating...

A Trumpeter Swan Mystery Studied

Numbers of migrant Trumpeter Swans moving through eastern Oregon have increased dramatically over the last two decades, particularly at Malheur Refuge and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (ODFW)...

Malheur Musings

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The “bird-in-flight” photo is challenging enough to get with most birds, but the “owl-in-flight” is a real show-stopper. 📸 of great horned owl in flight by Jim Leonard #greathornedowl #birdinflight #owl #highdesert #oregondesert #greatbasin #malheurnationalwildliferefuge #friendsofmalheur

The “bird-in-flight” photo is challenging enough to get with most birds, but the “owl-in-flight” is a real show-stopper. 📸 of great horned owl in flight by Jim Leonard #greathornedowl #birdinflight #owl #highdesert #oregondesert #greatbasin #malheurnationalwildliferefuge #friendsofmalheur ... See MoreSee Less

17 hours ago

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Dinosaur goes forth by day.

absolutely stunning.

I remember walking to my work place in England when I was in the USAF on midnight shift. I saw this head coming towards me about six feet off the ground and finally figured out it was a barn owl. Very eerie feeling at the time. It was so quiet and could only see its white face.

Jim Leonard, awesome shot!

Le miracle du vol plane des oiseaux de proie …silence et vitesse.bravo la photo!

Melinda Galt!

Banking!

Wow!!

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In the right light, the iridescent plumage of adult white-faced ibises is striking! These waders arrive to the Harney Basin around April or so. Many will stay to breed in the cattail/bulrush marshes alongside black-crowned night herons, egrets, Franklins gulls, Wilsons phalaropes, cranes and a variety of waterfowl. 📸 of white-faced ibis in flight by Craig Strobeck #whitefacedibis #ibis #iridescence #highdesert #oregondesert #greatbasin #malheurnationalwildliferefuge #friendsofmalheur

In the right light, the iridescent plumage of adult white-faced ibises is striking! These waders arrive to the Harney Basin around April or so. Many will stay to breed in the cattail/bulrush marshes alongside black-crowned night herons, egrets, Franklin's gulls, Wilson's phalaropes, cranes and a variety of waterfowl. 📸 of white-faced ibis in flight by Craig Strobeck #whitefacedibis #ibis #iridescence #highdesert #oregondesert #greatbasin #malheurnationalwildliferefuge #friendsofmalheur ... See MoreSee Less

2 days ago

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Caught a photograph of a string of flying ibis over Wickiup Reservoir at sunset. The iridescent wing feathers reflected orange. It was beautiful. My lens was only 250 mm so not a good quality image because of distance. But it would be worth working on getting an image of them flying in the sunset! So many things to photograph and so little time! 😇

Never seen such!

"Hologram Birds"

What a fantastic photo.

Superbe photo c’est la première fois que je vois l’irisation des plumes …bravo!

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