Cal and I said that we would be happy to live at the house, maintain it, and serve as volunteers. We lived there year-round for 11 years, from 1997 to 2008. It was paradise. Eleven of the best years of our lives.
Written by John Fitzroy, Visitor Services Manager at Tule Lake NWR Map above from Intermountain West Joint Venture The early 1900s brought serious threats to wetlands in the Intermountain West.
The issues are many. My voice feels small. But I do have a voice whereas the jackrabbits, the burrowing owls, the sagebrush – our beloved Refuge has no voice of its own.
Joe essentially had to put on his bullet-proof Superman costume to deal with this Malheur controversy over the Refuge grazing program. He made a lot of enemies and friends at Malheur, balancing local grazing interests with environmental and wildlife concerns.
Friends of Malheur Refuge was founded in 1999 to promote the conservation and appreciation of natural and cultural resources at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
