We’re a diverse community of people dedicated to conserving Oregon’s high desert.
Oregon Natural Desert Association’s passionate community of advocates works to protect, defend and restore Oregon’s desert public lands, waters and wildlife.
Our Community
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Our Board
ONDA’s board of directors are community leaders who care deeply about the future of central and eastern Oregon’s public lands. Each volunteer director is committed to conserving the high desert’s biodiversity and most ecologically important landscapes and ecosystems.
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Oregon Desert Trail Map
Oregon Desert Trail Map
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Connecting Trails
Connecting Trails
The Oregon Desert Trail ties into two National Recreation Trails: the Fremont National Recreation Trail and Desert Trail.
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Discover Desert Pronghorn
Discover Desert Pronghorn
Our Members
ONDA members have advocated for Oregon desert conservation priorities since 1987. Today, we are an ever-growing community of individuals thousands strong. We come together through a shared love of place to press for the conservation of the region’s lands, waters and wildlife.
Our Founders
In the mid-1980s, a diverse group of people, including teachers, doctors, students, naturalists, and retirees, came together when a federal inventory of Oregon’s desert lands left out many of the places that they knew and loved. To ensure eastern Oregon’s natural wonders were documented and eligible for protection, this group of desert conservation advocates banded together to survey these public lands, ultimately finding upwards of eight million acres in need of conservation action. Out of this effort, Oregon Natural Desert Association was founded to ensure this special landscape had a permanent advocate.
Our Business Members
ONDA is proud to have the support of businesses that believe in high desert conservation. These business members contribute to efforts to protect, defend and restore Oregon’s high desert by providing funding, donating products, promoting campaigns, and supporting events. Business involvement grows our community, supports key projects, and is vital to our conservation efforts.
Our Partners
Working with an array of partners is fundamental to ONDA’s approach to securing lasting conservation outcomes that benefit Oregon’s high desert. We partner with community groups, land managers, local, regional and national conservation organizations, recreationalists, Tribal and Indigenous communities, and others to promote conservation solutions.