The 2024 Tribal Stewards have finished their six-week summer fieldwork program. The six-person crew, all members of the Burns Paiute Tribe, participated in conservation work at Malheur National Forest, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
Written by Travis Miller, MNWR Supervisory Ecologist/Photos by Travis Miller The Problem Smooth Brome grass (Bromus inermis) is an exotic invasive perennial grass with an extensive underground system of rhizomes
Written by MNWR Aquatic Biologist Dominic Bachman and Peter Pearsall/Photos by MNWR A new carp removal project at Malheur Refuge will employ an electronic fish barrier (e-barrier), installed near the
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photos by Tyson Whitney This winter, crew members with the Oregon Youth Corps (OYC) are working on several stewardship-based projects, such as fence maintenance and rubbish removal, at Malheur Refuge.
Arborists Jon, Karen, and Bryan Markhart spent a week in mid-October working with some trees at P-Ranch and along the Central Patrol Road. One of their priorities for this week was hazard mitigation on cottonwood trees that threatened the historic chimney, electrical conductors, existing house, and maintenance sheds (five trees total).
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