The good things that make refuges work often take people to make them happen. At Malheur NWR this involves everything from managing the refuge’s complex irrigation system, to critical actions like issuing grazing permits and controlling the spread of invasive species that damage critical habitat for migrating birds.
Malheur is, after all, a sanctuary for migratory birds, creatures that move across the landscape in a ceaseless symphony of adaptation.
It’s very easy to submit testimony. You can upload a pdf with your statement, or you can fill in the text box. Just saying “I support making April Oregon’s Native Plant Appreciation Month” is sufficient for testimony.
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.
Written by Judi Sanders, Native Plant Society of Oregon Vice-President and Native Plant Appreciation Month Coordinator Stephanomeria malheurensis, Malheur wirelettuce, by Melissa Carr, ODA Why Native Plants Matter: Oregon’s native
