The Balance of Life at McDermitt Creek
Author: Anne White | Published: February 16, 2023 | Category: Look Back In June 2022, ONDA hosted a site visit to McDermitt Creek in southeastern Oregon to introduce desert advocates […]
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Species Spotlight: Big Sagebrush
Author: Rachel Renne | Published: February 13, 2023 | Category: Species Spotlight This article originally appeared in The Source on February 8, 2023. In May 2021, I hiked the entire […]
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2022 Conservationist of the Year
Meet Mary McCord, ONDA’s 2022 Conservationist of the Year If you attended an ONDA event this year, chances are that Mary McCord was working behind the scenes to make sure […]
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How-To: Experience the Best of Oregon’s High Desert – practical advice from ODT hikers
Author: Renee Patrick | Published: February 3, 2023 | Category: How-to Taking on a challenging remote hike like the Oregon Desert Trail can be intimidating, but hikers from all experience […]
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How-to: Tips for Opening and Closing Barb Wire Gates
Author: TJ Paulsen | Published: January 30, 2023 | Category: How-to Hikers will run into more gates than you might expect across the high desert. TJ Paulsen completed the entire […]
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Where-to: Observe Desert Wildlife
Author: Joanna Zhang | Published: January 18, 2023 | Category: Where-to Oregon’s high desert is teeming with a diversity of wildlife, including species that are found nowhere else on the […]
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A New Research and Monitoring Program for Lake Abert
A welcome step toward improved management and conservation of an imperiled saline lake Oregon Natural Desert Association is thrilled to see bipartisan support for a new program supporting improved conservation […]
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Species Spotlight: Western Juniper
Author: Scott Bowler | Published: December 21, 2022 | Category: Species Spotlight This article originally appeared in The Source on December 7, 2022. The ubiquitous tree that warrants a closer […]
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2022 In Review
Oregon’s high desert is an exceptional landscape, and the people who love it and protect it are feisty, passionate, and deeply committed to conservation. The high desert is also a […]
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12 Ways to Connect with the Desert
Author: Claire Cekander | Published: November 4, 2022 | Category: Look Back Yes, there are plenty of ways to enjoy winter in the desert, but many of us spend the […]
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