listen
Great Basin Spadefoot Toads – a sleepy chorus
Great Basin Spadefoot Toads – a sleepy chorus
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Wildflower Poetry Reading
Wildflower Poetry Reading
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Bonnie Olin, 2017 Volunteer of the Year
Bonnie Olin, 2017 Volunteer of the Year
“If you spend enough time in the wild, it will change you. So it was for me in Oregon’s high desert, especially in the Owyhee Canyonlands.” To support ONDA, Bonnie says, is to strive to protect the very values of Oregon’s high desert that are critical to the human experience: quiet and connectedness with nature. “Oregon’s desert,” she says, “broadens your understanding of your relationship to all living things.”
Welcome to Oregon's High Desert
With natural beauty, abundant solitude, ample recreational opportunities, significant cultural touchstones, and a wide array of plants and wildlife, Oregon’s high desert is truly world-class. Even more remarkable, much of Oregon’s desert is public land, owned by all Americans equally.
Come, explore the desert alongside Oregon Natural Desert Association and see for yourself how unique and wild this place is.
Caring for the Desert We Love
Oregon Natural Desert Association encourages people to get to know the desert and to take steps to conserve these public lands. Our community defends public lands from threats, partners with public and private land managers to preserve natural values, encourages the exploration of wild places, and restores lands and waters to give desert creatures places in which to thrive.
We are an inclusive community committed to conservation.
The Voice of the Desert
With more than 10,000 members and supporters, ONDA is the only conservation organization dedicated exclusively to preserving Oregon’s high desert.
Our dream? We envision a high desert in Oregon where eight million acres of public lands are conserved to ensure that fish and wildlife thrive and wild places exist for all people to treasure and explore, now and always.
Events and Volunteer Opportunities
Looking for an educational talk, a guided hike, or a casual social gathering? Want to plant trees or maintain trails? We have you covered! ONDA’s events and stewardship trips offer something for everyone.
We add new events frequently, so sign up for our email updates to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the fun.
We have select upcoming events highlighted below. See our full calendar for more.