During the middle to late Miocene epoch (approximately 8-12 million years ago), a series of volcanic eruptions poured Columbia River flood basalts across the Pacific Northwest, covering portions of southern Washington, western Idaho, and northern and eastern Oregon with extensive lava flows.
Portland Audubon is awarded $132,908 to monitor the relationships between nesting and migratory birds, seasonal water patterns, and vegetation in the Harney Basin to inform upcoming restoration work.
On May 25, 2023, the Unted States Supreme Court issued a ruling that invalidated a portion of the USEPA regulations that defined “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. This determination reduced the waters that had been previously covered by the EPA rule.
The Malheur NWR is home to all three of our native mussel species, making it an especially exciting place to survey.
We set out along the Blitzen River, and soon we were in the vast expanse of the lake with birds EVERYWHERE! The idea of “counting” seemed comical. How do you count what must have been thousands of birds rising from the lake, circling, shifting?
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