FRIENDS OF MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE EVENT PRESS RELEASE
Event Title: Future Takes Flight; An Evening with Friends
Date/Time: Saturday October 10th, 2026
Location: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97703
Summary:
The Friends of Malheur NWR are celebrating National Wildlife Refuge Week with an evening of fun in honor of Malheur NWR and the Friends who promote its conservation.
It is YOUR generous support that enables FOMR to focus on Malheur’s Future! REGISTER NOW!
The program for the evening will feature a panel discussion addressing Malheur’s challenges and how FOMR is positioned to meet those challenges with opportunities!
Together, let’s focus on Malheur’s Future all that we can do to give back to a place which has given us so much.
COST: $40.00 including dinner, drinks, and spirited fellowship with Friends. We encourage you to come out, socialize, and celebrate all that it means to be inspired by Malheur! But bring your checkbook or credit card because the auction will be enticing, and all proceeds support the Friends ongoing work at Malheur Refuge.
Funding Malheur’s Future
Dessert Auction – Score one of four cakes for your table!
Raffle Packages – There will be 5 specially curated Raffle Packages available for you to try your chances on! Buy tickets in advance or at the event. The more tickets you buy – the better your chances – the more we raise for Malheur!
LIVE Auction Premier Items:
- 5-night stay for 4 at the Malheur Field Station PLUS a FULL DAY Refuge Tour with FOMR staff.
- 3-night stay at Marsh Island Ranch adjacent to Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge PLUS a FULL DAY of birding with Teresa ‘Bird’ Wicks!
- Harney Basin Big Day Birding Excursion with Peter Olsoy and Katie Sorenson, Oregon Birding Association’s Board Chair and Treasurer, respectively.
- Malheur Refuge Birding with former Refuge Wildlife Biologist and Friends of Malheur NWR co-founder, Dr Gary Ivey.
- A guided airboat ride for 2 on Malheur Lake! (Scheduled for September 2027) REGISTRATION LINK: http://bit.ly/45XuF8j
Donations made to the Friends of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge are tax deductible to the amount allowable by law. Tax ID 93-1261322
Friends of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge | 36391 Sodhouse Lane, Princeton, OR 97721 www.malheurfriends.org | friends@malheurfriends.org | 541.413.0398
