Conservation – Wildlife

My Experience at Malheur NWR

By Rebecca Pickle, MNWR Restoration Technician I moved to Harney County in the winter of 2019. It was not my first pick but considering my husband got a permanent job

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Understanding the Underdogs

By Alexa Martinez, MNWR Wildlife Biologist When visitors are asked ‘what is the first species that comes to mind when you think of a refuge system?’ it’s not a shocker

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Malheur & Me: A Home Away From Home

Written by Glenda Sutherland/Photos by Don Sutherland The full Harvest Moon rose bright orange over the southeastern Oregon desert just after the last pink glow of the setting sun disappeared.

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Species Spotlight: Mountain Whitefish

By Rebecca Pickle/ Photo by Joseph Tomelleri A fish that is a tubular, silvery, flash in the river “torpedo” is known as the mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni). The mountain whitefish

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Water Celebration

Written by Peter Pearsall/ Photos by Erika Fitzpatrick On June 26 the Oregon Legislature passed a landmark $530 million “Water Package” that includes funding for drinking water, wastewater, and groundwater

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