As a staff, we are steadfast in our commitment to protect, defend, and restore Oregon’s high desert alongside our members and supporters. Together with the passion and commitment of a community of advocates thousands strong, the skills and experience of our staff make Oregon Natural Desert Association a respected leader in the public lands conversation at the state and federal levels.
Our Staff
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Our Staff
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Tim Neville, journalist
Tim Neville, journalist
“Oregon’s Owyhee reminds me a lot of Southern Utah’s red rock country… only dipped in fudge.”
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Sarah Graham, Sage Society Member
Sarah Graham, Sage Society Member
“I contribute to ONDA monthly because it adds up to a larger annual gift than what I’d be able to comfortably afford if I were to do a simple one-time donation annually. I’m able to give more to ONDA this way and have greater impact which is important to me, and my dog Polly.”
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Stewardship Pronghorn Fence
Stewardship Pronghorn Fence
Our Seasonal Staff and Interns
Seasonal Staff
Our field technicians and field interns help us with our Sage-Grouse Habitat Monitoring Project, which monitors the implementation of the BLM’s Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment (ARMPA) and ecological health trends on federal lands in eastern Oregon to assess the degree to which public lands are meeting sage-grouse habitat objectives.
- Anne White, Habitat Monitoring Technician
- Leslie O’Neil, Habitat Monitoring Technician
ONDA’s tribal stewards program is a summer-long program that provides career mentorship and job experience in natural resource management for Native young adults.
- Tiyana Casey, Tribal Stewards Program Crew Leader
Interns
Our wildlands interns spend 10 weeks over the summer in the field with ONDA staff and volunteers. Our development interns help ONDA to reach community members interested in getting involved in ONDA’s work by managing ONDA event logistics, engaging retail partners for the Wild Desert Calendar, and representing ONDA at community events. Other students and young professionals join us for a variety of important projects.
Our 2019 Crew
- Amy Wilkins, Wildlands Intern
- Tia Hatton, Wildlands Intern
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Marie Goebel, Spring Development Intern
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Olivia Somhegyi, Summer Development Intern
- Angela Arrington, Fall Development Intern
- Lucas Martin, GIS Intern
- Maddy Munson, Law Clerk