Waxing and Waning Malheur Lake
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
April 30, 2025
Loss of a Malheur Friend: John Edgar Cornely
Sadly, one of our longtime Friends, Dr. John Edgar Cornely, 77, of Larkspur, CO passed away on October 13, 2023, after a long battle with cancer.
November 30, 2023
First Ever Ceremonial Deer Hunt at Malheur Refuge
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photos by Leland Dick In October 2022, members from the Burns Paiute Tribe participated in the first-ever ceremonial mule deer hunt at Malheur Refuge, in the Buena
January 6, 2023
Caring for Malheur’s Iconic Trees
Arborist Jon Brown arrived on September 15 to assess the wind-damaged tree. The front side of the trunk was completely dead and disconnected from the living back portion and the ground. He determined that height reduction was the first step and used a pole saw to reduce and/or remove the live branches that were tall enough to strike the Nature Store in the event of the whole tree failing.
October 28, 2022
Restoring the Sodhouse Cellar: Part 1
The historic Sodhouse Ranch cellar at Malheur Refuge has undergone its first phase of restoration. The intent is to maintain the historic building in its original state, using era-appropriate materials
September 28, 2021
