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Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located roughly 30 miles (48 km) south of the city of Burns in Oregon's Harney Basin.Administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the refuge area is roughly T-shaped with the southernmost base at Frenchglen, the northeast section at Malheur Lake and the northwest section at Harney Lake.
The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, located in Harney County, was established in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt, a conservationist. [39] Located in the Pacific Flyway, and currently encompassing 187,757 acres (760 km 2), it is "one of the premiere sites for birds and birding in the U.S.," according to the Audubon Society of Portland. [40]
The Malheur National Forest is a National Forest in the U.S. state of Oregon.It contains more than 1.4 million acres (5,700 km 2) in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.The forest consists of high desert grasslands, sage, juniper, pine, fir, and other tree species.
Rail Ridge wildfire map Forest closures. Rail Ridge and another fire, PR778, led to the Malheur National Forest closing areas of the forests from September 3 to December 31, 2024, according to a ...
Malheur National Forest (15 P) P. Parks in Malheur County, Oregon (3 P) Pages in category "Protected areas of Malheur County, Oregon" The following 8 pages are in ...
Crews work on the Falls Fire burning in Grant and Malheur counties. There were at least 14 fires burning on national forest lands in the Pacific Northwest Region on Tuesday.
At 4:02 p.m. on January 2, the official Facebook page of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge posted an update that read: "The Refuge will be CLOSED until further notice." [citation needed] The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which operates the MNWR, said that all of its staff were safe and the refuge was closed until further notice. [19]
The Monument Rock Wilderness Area is a wilderness area within the Malheur and Wallowa–Whitman national forests in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon. It was designated by the United States Congress in 1984 and comprises 19,650 acres (7,950 ha). There are approximately 15 miles (24 km) of trails maintained in the wilderness. [1] [2] [3]