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.

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It's Friendsgiving Season!

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

Hope in the High Desert

In this absence of the symphony of bird song, the flight speckled sky, the waters swirling with paddling, dabbling, plummeting divers, and trees ornamented by a rainbows coloring of...

Malheur Musings

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That one “friend�

That one “friend” that never orders food because they’re “not hungry” but proceeds to graze on everyone else’s. 📸 of immature California gull and American white pelicans at the Narrows by Katie Sorenson #americanwhitepelican #highdesert #oregondesert #greatbasin #malheurnationalwildliferefuge #friendsofmalheur ... See MoreSee Less

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😋 When you’re t

😋 When you’re the fastest land mammal in North America and the only predators that could catch you are long extinct. (Except for humans, that is.) 📸: Peter Pearsall #pronghorn #highdesert #oregondesert #greatbasin #malheurnationalwildliferefuge #friendsofmalheur ... See MoreSee Less

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