Look Back: 2022 Speaker Series

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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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Look Back: 2022 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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