![](https://malheurfriends.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/40911337143_11a2ff6cc8_c-300x200.jpg)
![](https://malheurfriends.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/40911337143_11a2ff6cc8_c-300x200.jpg)
A year ago, Portland Audubon announced their decision to drop the name Audubon and find a new name that better reflects their mission and values, one that would make the organization a more welcoming place for all people.
As I sit down to write this, an owl has been in the national news. The creature in question, named Flaco by it many followers, lives not in the Harney Basin of eastern Oregon but rather in the man-made canyons of glass and steel that cover much of an obscure East Coast island by the name of Manhattan.
View our profile to learn more about our non-profit transparency.
Learn how you can get a qualified tax credit with your donation.
Donations are used across the Refuge for a variety of projects and programs that support our mission.