Another Year at the Crane’s Nest
My favorite part of the refuge is not what I see here, but who! I am convinced that we have the best volunteers. They continually teach me what it...
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My favorite part of the refuge is not what I see here, but who! I am convinced that we have the best volunteers. They continually teach me what it...
My guess is that it’s because birds sharpen our perception and remap our attention onto the soft fascination of the natural world. Birds make the ordinary extraordinary: the invisible...
As we worked on the new nest, one of the ferruginous hawks flew over and watched us for a few minutes. They have not been seen on the new...
Over the course of the next day and a half, 73 youth and 36 adults came from all over Harney County to experience the StarLab. The first group on...
The new director, Elizabeth Basa, a transplant from Chicago, brings her science education and business background, wrapped in a lifelong love of nature and conservation, to grab the MFS...
This fall, the Friends took a keen interest in the plight of these birds and sought a realistic, long-term solution. It took some doing, and the support of a...

“Come here often?” 📸 of mule deer buck perched upon by two black-billed magpies by Charlotte Ganskopp #blackbilledmagpie #muledeer #highdesert #oregondesert #greatbasin #malheurnationalwildliferefuge #friendsofmalheur ... See MoreSee Less
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Big, awe-inspiring skies are a year-round attraction at Malheur Refuge. 📸: Alan Nyiri #bigsky #highdesert #oregondesert #greatbasin #MalheurNationalWildlifeRefuge #friendsofmalheur ... See MoreSee Less
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