David Rein
In 2025, Oregon Natural Desert Association will host two year-end celebrations. Join ONDA board, staff and supporters in celebrating the many high desert conservation successes you achieved this year. You’ll hear highlights from this year’s advocacy and community-building initiatives, habitat restoration projects and learn about what’s to come in the year ahead.
Scott Bowler, ONDA member from Portland
“The desert speaks for itself, but very softly. I support ONDA to promote and enable discovery of the amazing beauty and recreational opportunities of the high desert by much broader groups of people; and most especially to protect forever the full and diverse landscape of the Owyhee Canyonlands, a place without parallel or equal in our country.”
Western Rattlesnake
Also known as the Great Basin Rattlesnake, these pit vipers have buff-tan coloring and small, oval blotches to blend into their arid surroundings. Small heat-sensing indentations on each side of the snake’s snout detects warm-blooded prey for better striking accuracy in the dark. Source: The Oregon Encyclopedia
Latin name: Crotalus oreganus lutosus
The Land Between: The Greater Hart-Sheldon Region
Thursday, November 13, 2025
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
KEEN Garage
515 NW 13th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
For more information, visit the event page or contact Claire Cekander at (503) 703-1006 or ccekander@onda.org.
Friday, December 5, 2025
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Aspen Hall
18920 NW Shevlin Park Rd
Bend, OR 97701
For more information, visit the event page or contact Karina Diaz at (541) 330-2638, ext. 301 or kdiaz@onda.org.