Refuge History
The language and meaning of "Malheur."
What is French and misfortune?
Over 90% of the world's supply of fresh water is located in this continent.
What is Antarctica?
The bird commonly called a mud duck.
What is a coot?
The closest butte to Busse Dam.
What is Rattlesnake Butte?
The largest ocean on earth.
What is the Pacific?
Malheur's project leader in the 1990s.
Who is Forrest Cameron?
Grandad Reservoir lies between these two creeks.
What are Mud and Bridge Creeks?
This species is often referred to as flying cattle.
What are Canada geese?
This field lies due south of the main waterbody of Boca Lake.
What is Dredger #2? "Dredger" is worth 1/2 points.
The number of colors in a rainbow.
What is 7?
Krumbo was creating during this refuge manager's era.
Who is John Scharff?
The three creeks that provide water to the west side of Unit 9.
What are Kiger, Cucumonga, and McCoy?
This bird sounds like R2D2 from Star Wars.
What is the bobolink?
This mountain range parallels the southwest side of the Blitzen Valley.
What is the Jackass Mountain range?
The largest desert in the world.
What is Antarctica?
This neighboring ranch was once a part of the Refuge and sold to John Scharf's employee.
What is Andy Dunbar's ranch.
These 8 rivers/creeks have the most influence on refuge irrigation.
What are the Blitzen, Mud, Bridge, Krumbo, Kiger, Cucumonga, McCoy, and Silver.
What a group of crows is called.
What is a murder?
Wagon commonly crossed the Blitzen River within this Refuge unit.
What is Unit 8?
The four original colors of Starburst candies.
What are red, orange, yellow, and pink?
The year the Blitzen Valley became a part of the refuge.
What is 1935?
This pond was designed by Ducks Unlimited but is no longer actively managed.
What is Windmill Pond?
The deadliest creature in the world.
What is a mosquito?
Bill Hanley once controlled the Bell-A and this refuge unit.
What is Unit 1?
The state listed last in alphabetical order.
What is Wyoming?