Expansive Protections Secured for the Greater Hart-Sheldon

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Aaron Tani, Sage Society Member

Aaron Tani, Sage Society Member

“It feels good to support ONDA on a monthly basis, because I know they never stop supporting our public lands. ONDA works to help make our lands a better place for the future, and I feel like I’m a part of that every month with my support.”

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Helen Harbin on Wildlife

Helen Harbin on Wildlife

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Michelle Frisella, member since 2017

Michelle Frisella, member since 2017

So proud of ONDA and its members and volunteers. Such hard work gets done. To use an overused word, this is patriotism!

Discover the Greater Hart-Sheldon

Making a Plan for the Greater Hart-Sheldon

Renowned for its vast wild lands and world-class wildlife, the Greater Hart-Sheldon features 3.2 million acres of Bureau of Land Management public lands that span 150 miles, from Fort Rock […]

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Securing Historic Wildlands and Wildlife Protections in the Greater Hart-Sheldon

Author: Mac Lacy  |  Published: April 15, 2025  |  Category: Deep Dive A deep dive into the history of the Lakeview Resource Management Plan and the future of Oregon’s Greater […]

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Expansive Protections Secured for the Greater Hart-Sheldon

By on May 21, 2025 | Posted in: In the News

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

By on October 10, 2024 | Posted in: Deep Dive

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

By on May 29, 2024 | Posted in: Uncategorized

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

By on October 19, 2023 | Posted in: Species Spotlight

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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Owyhee Uplands-Spring-Storm Over Three Finger Rock

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

By on November 1, 2022 | Posted in: Coming Up, Deep Dive

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

By on April 5, 2022 | Posted in: Deep Dive

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

By on March 1, 2022 | Posted in: In the News

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

By on November 3, 2021 | Posted in: In the News

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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America the Beautiful

By on June 9, 2021 | Posted in: In the News

Reaction to the Biden administration’s 30 by 30 report In May 2021, the Biden administration published “Conserving and Restoring  America the Beautiful,” a highly anticipated report on the president’s commitment to […]

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The New Secretary of the Interior

By on March 19, 2021 | Posted in: In the News

All in for Haaland By now you’ve probably heard that the U.S. Senate confirmed former Congresswoman Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior. The bipartisan vote on March 15, 2021 […]

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