Species Spotlight: Red-tailed Hawk
During spring, watch for their impressive aerial courtship displays: pairs spiraling together, talons briefly clasped, then tumbling toward earth before separating.
Post Fire Restoration on Hart Mountain NAR
Recently, Hart Mountain NAR engaged in a major spraying effort on 51,000 acres aimed at controlling invasive plants, primarily cheatgrass and medusahead. Herbicide choice and dosages were carefully calibrated...
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...
There’s Something About Malheur
It is because of my experiences through Friends of Malheur-as a Volunteer, I have come to know and appreciate this unique and important part of our state, and also...
President’s Message; November 2025
The most immediate question, of course, focuses on when our political system will finally find a way to move beyond the government shutdown that has seen almost all of...
Conservation of Redband Trout in the Harney Basin ...
The geographic range of redband trout in the interior West has not contracted noticeably. The density of stream habitats occupied has, however, been reduced. In Oregon, roughly 55% of...
President’s Message; October 2025
The Japanese use the phrase “forest bathing” to describe going out into nature to calm our minds and re-ground ourselves. Even if Malheur is a bit short on forests,...
Species Spotlight: Ferruginous Hawk
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photos by Dan Streiffert The ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) is the largest North American member of the genus Buteo, a cosmopolitan group of broad-winged raptors known as...
Invasive Purple Loosestrife Detected at Malheur NW...
During late August we completed 15 hours of transects and reconnaissance looking for other locations with flowering loosestrife. We also floated the Blitzen River upstream for 15 miles looking...
Malheur NWR 2025 Fish Trap and Electro-fishing Rep...
Written by 2025 FOMR Biological Technician Lisa Leen/Photo of redside shiners by NPS/Rawhouser Fish Traps All four of the fish traps (Sodhouse, Busse, Grain Camp, and Page Springs) along...