Protecting Oregon’s Desert Wildlife

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Stewardship Fence Building Timelapse

Stewardship Fence Building Timelapse

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Badger

Badger

Badgers are generally nocturnal, but, in remote areas with no human encroachment, they are routinely observed foraging during the day. They prefer open areas with grasslands, which can include parklands, farms, and treeless areas with crumbly soil and a supply of rodent prey.

Badgers are born blind, furred, and helpless. Their eyes open at four to six weeks.

Latin name: Taxidea taxus

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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.”

Protecting Oregon’s Desert Wildlife

Author: Mark Salvo |  Published: November 6, 2025  | Category: Brief Update This article originally appeared in the Fall + Winter 2025 Desert Ramblings Newsletter. ONDA’s advocacy advances state conservation […]

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Wilderness Inventories, and Why They Matter

Author: Mark Salvo | Published: September 24, 2025  | Category: Brief Update This article originally appeared in the Fall + Winter 2025 Desert Ramblings Newsletter. The foundation of public land […]

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Expansive Protections Secured for the Greater Hart-Sheldon

Author: Mark Salvo |  Published: May 21, 2025  | Category: In the News This article originally appeared in the Spring + Summer 2025 Desert Ramblings Newsletter. Finally, a management plan […]

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Renewable Energy Development in Oregon’s High Desert

Author: Mark Salvo  |  Published: October 10, 2024  | Category: Deep Dive Something must be done, and quickly. Climate change is an existential threat to Oregon’s high desert. We must […]

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Oregon’s Best Conservation Opportunity

Author: Mark Salvo  |  Published: May 29, 2024  | Category: Coming Up This article originally appeared in the Spring + Summer 2024 Desert Ramblings After three decades of advocacy, this […]

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Sage-Grouse: Denizen of the Sagebrush Sea

Author: Mark Salvo  |  Published: October 19, 2023  | Category: Species Spotlight  This article originally appeared in the Fall + Winter 2023 Desert Ramblings The future of this enduring species […]

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Saving the Owyhee from Jet Fighters, Sonic Booms and Flammable Flares

Author: Mark Salvo  |  Published: November 1, 2022  |  Category: Coming Up File this under “looming threat”: ONDA has learned that the U.S. Air Force may release its final plan […]

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Seven Steps to Save Sage-Grouse

Author: Mark Salvo  |  Published: April 5, 2022  |  Category: Deep Dive After three and half decades of monitoring sage-grouse habitat, sorting through the science, engaging in innumerable federal, state […]

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A Closer Look at the Proposed Sutton Mountain National Monument

Author: Mark Salvo  |  Published: March 1, 2022  |  Category: In the News  In November 2021, Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden introduced the Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills […]

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New National Monument Proposed for Sutton Mountain

On November 3, 2021, Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden introduced the Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area Wildfire Resiliency Preservation and Economic Enhancement Act in Congress today. This legislation […]

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