A Look Back at the 2022
High Desert Speaker Series

Ellen Bishop

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Durlin Hicock, Alice Elshoff Award winner

Durlin Hicock, Alice Elshoff Award winner

“Protecting public land is part of my spiritual being. It’s central to my identity to be in wilderness and to see it protected.” Durlin is proud to protect public lands for future generations, saying, “The highlight of my childhood was our family’s weekend outdoor trips. I look forward to my grandchildren having similar experiences outside in their lifetimes, and it wouldn’t be possible without ONDA.”

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Stewardship Fence Building Timelapse

Stewardship Fence Building Timelapse

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Bobcat

Bobcat

Found only in North America, where it is the most common wildcat, the bobcat takes its common name from its stubby, or “bobbed,” tail. The cats range in length from two to four feet and weigh 14 to 29 pounds. Bobcats mainly hunt rabbits and hares, but they will also eat rodents, birds, bats, and even adult deer.

Latin name: Lynx rufus fasciatus

 

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Lake Abert At Risk

Author: Anne White  |  Published Date: February 2, 2022  |  Category: In the News Following The Oregonian’s investigative reporting about the State of Oregon’s mismanagement of Lake Abert, many people […]

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A Look Back at the 2022
High Desert Speaker Series

By on April 29, 2022 | Posted in: Look Back

Author: Corinne Handelman  |  Published: April 29, 2022  |  Category: Look Back Each spring, ONDA presents the High Desert Speaker Series featuring intriguing stories, exquisite photography, and fascinating natural history […]

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two empty camp chairs a stump and two beverages

10 Ways to Immerse
Yourself in the Desert

By on November 17, 2021 | Posted in: Look Back

Author: Corinne Handelman |  Published: November 17, 2021  |  Category: Look Back Choose your desert immersion adventure  It’s officially “shoulder season.” Autumn is past its prime; winter hasn’t fully […]

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Your responses are in!

By on November 11, 2021 | Posted in: Look Back

Author: Corinne Handelman |  Published: November 11, 2021  |  Category: Look Back The results of our most recent member survey This fall, we asked you — ONDA members — what’s […]

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Steens Mountains Wilderness Study Area

Meet Legacy Donors John Bauman
and Jenny Zimmerman

By on August 2, 2021 | Posted in: Profile

Author: Corinne Handelman  |  Published: August 2, 2021  |  Category: Profile Exploring creative ways to advance desert conservation For John Bauman and Jenny Zimmerman, retiring to Central Oregon felt like […]

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Meet ONDA’s Development Team

By on July 7, 2021 | Posted in: Profile

Author: Corinne Handelman  |  Published: July 7, 2021  |  Category: Profile These five members of ONDA’s staff keep you connected to desert conservation year-round. Allison Crotty, Development Director What I […]

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Letter to the Editor: Not like the other birds

By on April 1, 2021 | Posted in: Species Spotlight

We received a curious letter recently and wanted to share it with our desert conservation community.  Dear Human News Media, April has arrived and I am cringing because I know […]

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Meet the 2020 Alice
Elshoff Award Recipient

By on January 19, 2021 | Posted in: Profile

Author: Corinne Handelman  |  Published: January 19, 2021  |  Category: Profile Meet John Cunningham Like many ONDA volunteers, John Cunningham is up for any challenge — and his positive attitude […]

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View of Abert Lake from Abert Rim at sunset.

Start 2021 Anew

By on January 10, 2021 | Posted in: How-To

Author: Corinne Handelman  |  Published: January 10, 2021  |  Category: How-To Fresh Ideas for your New Years Resolutions If living through 2020 taught us anything, we have reinforced lessons on […]

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Recognizing Native American Heritage Month

By on November 25, 2020 | Posted in: In the News

Author: Corinne Handelman |  Published: November 25, 2020  |  Category: In the News Desert conservationists, did you know …  That Oregon’s high desert lands and waters are the traditional lands […]

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High Desert Academy

By on March 31, 2020 | Posted in: Coming Up

Welcome to our digital event community ONDA launched this digital events series in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. When everyone was following directives to stay close to home, […]

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