Stories and News from ONDA

Your 2019 Resolutions

By Corinne Handelman on January 1, 2019 | Posted in: Coming Up

Do you set resolutions for yourself to celebrate the new year? In 2019, let ONDA help you bring a bit of Oregon’s high desert into your plans for the year. […]

By Lace Thornberg on December 20, 2018 | Posted in: Look Back

Give yourself a pat on the back! You accomplished so much for Oregon’s desert this year! Flip through this year in review for just a handful of the many great […]

A Gift Appreciated Worldwide

By Lace Thornberg on December 14, 2018 | Posted in: Uncategorized

ONDA’s Wild Desert Calendar Goes Abroad Giving a Wild Desert Calendar as a gift has become something of a tradition among a number of ONDA members. So, where do all […]

Q&A with ONDA’s
new executive director

By Lace Thornberg on December 6, 2018 | Posted in: Profile

Over the course of two decades in the nonprofit sector, Ryan Houston has developed a reputation as a committed and effective leader in Oregon conservation, well known for strategic vision […]

Meet Lizzy Potter

By Corinne Handelman on December 4, 2018 | Posted in: Profile

A desert advocate in profession and passion An Oregonian by choice and attorney by trade, Lizzy Potter has supported ONDA for about 10 years and feels a deep connection to […]

Three Tiny Creatures
of Oregon’s High Desert

By staff on November 27, 2018 | Posted in: Species Spotlight

Racing pronghorn. Soaring golden eagles. Charging salmon. Oregon’s high desert pulses with the movement of these great creatures, but it’s good to remember that the desert’s iconic animals, birds and […]

Journey

By Mark Darnell on November 2, 2018 | Posted in: Look Back

If you read part one of Mark’s journey, you will recall his original plan to spend two months in the spring visiting lesser-known wilderness study areas (WSAs) and to bring back pictures […]

Journey

By Mark Darnell on October 29, 2018 | Posted in: Look Back

ONDA’s Wild Desert Calendar spurred Mark Darnell to visit Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) throughout Oregon on the hunt for his own high desert images. Mark takes us through his adventures visiting […]

Yes we can, by dam!

By staff on October 29, 2018 | Posted in: Look Back

An ONDA volunteer recounts her first taste of field work during a South Fork Crooked River riparian restoration trip in October 2018. By Eleanor Burke

Oregon: The Beaver State

By Shea Stobaugh on October 22, 2018 | Posted in: Species Spotlight

What’s the story behind Oregon’s identification with this huge rodent? You may have heard Oregon referred to as the “Beaver State.” The American Beaver, Castor canadensis, is Oregon’s official state […]