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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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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Saving the Owyhee from Jet Fighters, Sonic Booms and Flammable Flares
Author: Mark Salvo | Published: November 1, 2022 | Category: Coming Up File this under “looming threat”: ONDA has learned that the U.S. Air Force may release its final plan […]
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Another Successful Tribal Stewards Field Season Complete
For the 2022 Tribal Stewards crew, working in different places and seeing the varied scenery of Oregon was a definite highlight, but the mosquitoes, well … not so much. Tribal […]
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12 Explorers We’d Love to Bump Into on the Oregon Desert Trail
Authors: Renee Patrick and Lace Thornberg | Published: October 25, 2022 | Category: Profile Go out for a long hike in Oregon’s high desert and you will see more pronghorn […]
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