Staff Spotlight: Jess Wenick
How did you come to this job? Malheur has been a thread running through my whole career, starting with my first seasonal job on the Refuge as a teenager. Over
February 2, 2026
Virtual Fence Grazing Pilot for Reed Canarygrass
Success measures include changes in reed canarygrass height and structure and longer-term changes in plant diversity and habitat conditions, with a commitment to share a public summary of methods, monitoring results, and any adaptive changes.
January 28, 2026
Water Update: Late April 2025
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Travis Miller, MNWR Supervisory Ecologist From Ed Moulton, Malheur Refuge Maintenance Supervisor: “The water coming in from the north has slowed and the evacuation levels
April 30, 2025
Comprehensive Conservation Plan Kick-off Meeting
In the words of retired wildlife biologist, Rick Roy, looking at the CCP for the Refuge is very much like asking “What do you want to be when you grow up?” and subsequently what are the objectives you are going to set to reach that goal? So, what do we, collectively, want the Refuge to look like and what will the objectives in the CCP look like to get us there?
January 30, 2025
Russian Olive Treatment
Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) is native to Europe and western Asia and was introduced to North America in the early 1900s. It was widely distributed across the United States for purposes such as windbreaks, wildlife habitat, ornamentals, shelterbelts, and soil stabilizer along eroded water ways.
November 20, 2024
