Pressroom
ONDA strives to provide citizens with the information and tools necessary to understand what is happening to their public lands.
Press Contacts
- Brent Fenty
- Executive Director
- bfenty@onda.org
- Phone: 541-330-2638
- Cell: 541-678-1974
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- Dan Morse
- Conservation Director
- dmorse@onda.org
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- Mac Lacy
- Senior Attorney
- lacy@onda.org
- Phone: 503-525-8295
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- Ben Gordon
- John Day Coordinator
- ben@onda.org
- Phone: 541-330-2638
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- Chris Hansen
- Owyhee Coordinator
- chansen@onda.org
- Phone: 541-330-2638
- Cell: 541-709-1576
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- Gena Goodman-Campbell
- Central Oregon Coordinator
- gena@onda.org
- Phone: 541-330-2638
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- Heidi Hagemeier
- Communications Coordinator
- hhagemeier@onda.org
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- Nick Dobric
- Greater Hart-Sheldon Coordinator
- nick@onda.org
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Press Releases
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Mar 08, 2013
- The Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) and the Audubon Society of Portland have filed a petition requesting U.S. Secretary of Interior, Ken Salazar, to revoke the December 2011 Record of Decision allowing industrial scale wind development on Steens Mountain.
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Oregon's Senators reintroduce Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven under the Oregon Treasures Act of 2013Feb 15, 2013
- Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced legislation today in the U.S. Senate which would greatly improve public lands protection throughout Oregon including the protection of nearly 18,000 acres as Wilderness along the John Day River in eastern Oregon’s prized high desert. These areas are known as Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven and are included under the Oregon Treasures Act of 2013.
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Nov 28, 2012
- Steelhead trout in the John Day River can expect to see improved habitat conditions after over a hundred years of habitat degradation caused by cattle grazing in eastern Oregon's streams.
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Oct 08, 2012
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Wind energy development threatens golden eagles and sage-grouseSage-grouse and golden eagle populations on Steens Mountain would be greatly harmed by a proposed industrial wind energy development and high-voltage transmission line, according to leading wildlife experts in court filings today.
Press Clips
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Jan 04, 2013The Oregonian
- A letter to the editor responds to a recent editorial in the Oregonian about the Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness proposal on the John Day River.
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Dec 30, 2012The Bend Bulletin
- A letter to the editor counters suggestions from two western congressmen that we begin selling off our public lands to pay down the national debt.
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Oct 06, 2012The Oregonian
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Jul 25, 2012The Source Weekly
- The Source Weekly recently published an article about the debate over proposed wind energy development on Steens Mountain.