Written by Dan Piquette/ Photos by Dan Piquette I‘ve been to the Malheur Refuge four times now, three in this last calendar year. I’m smitten. On my most recent visit in late July, I was returning to my Monmouth, Oregon home fro...
Written by Alexa Martinez/ Photo by pnwmussels.org Western ridged mussels (Gonidea angulate) are one of three native freshwater mussels that can be found in the Blitzen waters of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Not only are they o...
Written by Rebecca Pickle/ Cover Photo by Tim Lawes, OSU Ask anyone on refuge staff what Malheur Lake's biggest problem is, and they’ll probably tell you it has a turbidity problem. For shallow lakes, there are two common classifi...