
Send the Letters, Make the Calls
The issues are many. My voice feels small. But I do have a voice whereas the jackrabbits, the burrowing owls, the sagebrush – our beloved Refuge has no voice of its own.

The issues are many. My voice feels small. But I do have a voice whereas the jackrabbits, the burrowing owls, the sagebrush – our beloved Refuge has no voice of its own.

Written by Peter Pearsall/Map showing 1984 flooding at Malheur Refuge by USGS Located in the northernmost reach of the Great Basin, Malheur Lake in southeastern Oregon is a wildly fluctuating

Written by Peter Pearsall/Photos by Dan Streiffert and Peter Pearsall The short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) is one of the most widespread owl species in the world, found across North and

Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Travis Miller, MNWR Supervisory Ecologist From Ed Moulton, Malheur Refuge Maintenance Supervisor: “The water coming in from the north has slowed and the evacuation levels

Written by Peter Pearsall/Photos by Skyler Vold, ODFW Sage-Grouse Conservation Coordinator In early April 2025, a crew from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) conducted aerial sage-grouse surveys via