
President’s Message; July 2025
Malheur is, after all, a sanctuary for migratory birds, creatures that move across the landscape in a ceaseless symphony of adaptation.

Malheur is, after all, a sanctuary for migratory birds, creatures that move across the landscape in a ceaseless symphony of adaptation.

Like it or not, change is an inevitable part of our world. Things never stay exactly the same. This seems to be particularly true this year One change is that

For the past two years, it has been my honor to serve as president of the Friends of Malheur, a volunteer post that has given me a way to continue my lifelong involvement in the protection of our nation’s outstanding natural places. Now, however, it’s time to stand aside and pass the baton to a successor.

The overarching goal of the refuge, as we all know, is to provide protected habitat for wildlife. But, as federally managed public lands, the refuge has other goals as well. Among these is the preservation of our nation’s history.

In the Harney Basin a single word serves aptly to describe April – “arrivals.” Let’s invest a moment to explore all that is about to come together.