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Spring Basin Wilderness

Spring Basin Wilderness

With 10,000 acres of undulating terrain, secluded canyons and spectacular vantages of the John Day Country, Spring Basin is magnificent to explore This public treasure, forever protected as Wilderness, offers a profusion of desert wildflowers in the spring and year-round recreational opportunities for hikers, horseback riders, hunters

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Bitteroot

Bitteroot

Bitteroot blooms on north-facing cliffs in western North America.

The Paiute name for bitteroot is kangedya. Traditional Native American uses of the plant included eating the roots, mixed with berries and meat, and using the roots to treat sore throats.

 

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Western Rattlesnake

Western Rattlesnake

Also known as the Great Basin Rattlesnake, these pit vipers have buff-tan coloring and small, oval blotches to blend into their arid surroundings. Small heat-sensing indentations on each side of the snake’s snout detects warm-blooded prey for better striking accuracy in the dark. Source: The Oregon Encyclopedia

Latin name: Crotalus oreganus lutosus

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Look Back: Reflections from Tribal Steward Wesley Scott

Author: Renee Schiavone  |  Published: September 13, 2023  | Category: Look Back From getting the opportunity to reconnect with indigenous communities to finding work that truly interests him In 2021, […]

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Tribal Stewards

ONDA launched our Tribal Stewards program in 2019 to provide paid opportunities for Indigenous youth and young adults to work on restoration projects and gain experience in conservation and stewardship […]

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Indigenous Youth in Conservation

By on October 29, 2024 | Posted in: Uncategorized

Author: Gena Goodman-Campbell  |  Published: October 10, 2024  | Category: Look Back This article originally appeared in the Fall + Winter 2024 Desert Ramblings Wrapping up the fifth season of […]

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Seeding Resilience

By on August 13, 2024 | Posted in: Look Back

Author: Gena Goodman-Campbell  |  Published: August 13, 2024  | Category: Look Back This article originally appeared in The Source Weekly on August 7, 2024. Restoring native grasslands in the high […]

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Revisiting Pine Creek Conservation Area

By on April 18, 2024 | Posted in: Coming Up

Author: Gena Goodman-Campbell  |  Published: April 18, 2024  | Category: Coming Up This article originally appeared in the Spring + Summer 2024 Desert Ramblings Bringing new restoration methods to a […]

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Recovering Essential Desert Waters

By on March 18, 2024 | Posted in: How-To

Author: Gena Goodman-Campbell  |  Published: March 18, 2024  | Category: How-To This article originally appeared in The Source on March 13, 2024. Working with tribes to restore the lifeblood of […]

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Look Back: A Decade of Restoration

By on October 25, 2023 | Posted in: Look Back

Author: Gena Goodman-Campbell  |  Published: October 25, 2023  | Category: Look Back This article originally appeared in the Fall + Winter 2023 Desert Ramblings Initial phase of restoration on the […]

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The Juniper Paradox

By on September 26, 2023 | Posted in: Species Spotlight

Author: Gena Goodman-Campbell  |  Published: September 26, 2023  | Category: Species Spotlight This article originally appeared in The Source on September 20, 2023. Both iconic and beloved in Oregon’s high […]

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Volunteering As Climate Action

By on April 14, 2023 | Posted in: How-To

Author: Gena Goodman-Campbell  |  Published: April 14, 2023  | Category: How-To This article originally appeared in The Source on April 14, 2023. Help reverse the overwhelming impacts of climate change […]

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Another Successful Tribal Stewards Field Season Complete

By on November 1, 2022 | Posted in: Look Back

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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Fall Planting Trips

By on October 3, 2022 | Posted in: Coming Up

Author: Gena Goodman-Campbell  |  Published: October 3, 2022  |  Category:  Coming Up Desert streams and rivers are the lifeblood of Oregon’s high desert, but many of these essential riparian areas […]

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Fences in the High Desert

By on August 4, 2022 | Posted in: Deep Dive

620,000 miles — enough to stretch around the earth nearly 25 times. That is the estimated number of miles of fencing currently crisscrossing the American West, according to researchers at […]

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