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Oregon is a Desert State
Typically when people think of Oregon wilderness, they think of old growth forests and wild untamed coastal beauty. However, nearly half of Oregon is high desert, and this incredible area is largely unknown – even to most Oregonians.
Events & Field Trips
Oregon Desert Trail Inventory, Leslie Gulch to Lake Owyhee Backpack
May 22, 2012We will be inventorying approximately 30 miles of the proposed Oregon Desert Trail along cross country and old 4wd routes on the eastern most portion of the trail. Two nights of car camping, four nights of backpacking, three full days of exploring this vast landscape.
Details...John Day Float and Wilderness Inventory
June 01, 2012Three days of floating from Clarno to Cottonwood, with two full days of day-hiking in-between. What a great way to inventory the watershed's most dramatic potential Wilderness Areas!
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