Coming Up: The Year Ahead

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Helen Harbin, ONDA Board Member

Helen Harbin, ONDA Board Member

“I connect with Oregon’s high desert through my feet, my eyes, my sense of smell, and all the things I hear. Getting out there is a whole body experience.” Supporting ONDA, Helen says, not only connects her with wild landscapes, but is also a good investment. “I felt like if I gave them $20, they might squeeze $23 out of it.”

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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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Accomplishments

In 1987, a group of community members based in and around Bend, Oregon realized that the high desert lands and waters they loved had no one dedicated to their protection. […]

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Publications

ONDA provides resources that connect our community to Oregon’s high desert by sharing important desert issues, inspiring conservation advocacy, and promoting opportunities to experience the region’s natural wonders.

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Coming Up: The Year Ahead

By on January 9, 2026 | Posted in: Coming Up

Our conservation and stewardship priorities in 2026. Oregon’s high desert is home to dramatic desert canyons, expansive sagebrush grasslands, craggy peaks, magnificent rivers and a broad diversity of wildlife that […]

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In the Name of Desert Defense

By on October 22, 2025 | Posted in: Deep Dive

Author: Ryan Houston|  Published: October 22, 2025  | Category: Deep Dive This article originally appeared in the Fall + Winter 2025 Desert Ramblings Newsletter. Protecting public lands in Oregon’s high […]

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The Idea of Public Lands Needs No Defense, It Only Needs Defenders

By on March 26, 2025 | Posted in: In the News

Author: Ryan Houston  |  Published: March 26, 2025  | Category: In the News This Op-Ed originally appeared in The Source Weekly on March 20, 2025. The existence of public lands […]

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Owyhee Reflections

By on January 14, 2025 | Posted in: Deep Dive

Author: Ryan Houston  |  Published: January 14, 2025  | Category: Deep Dive Reflections on the most recent chapter in our quest to protect Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands.   Growing momentum in […]

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Protecting Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands

By on November 29, 2023 | Posted in: Deep Dive

Author: Ryan Houston  |  Published: December 5, 2023  |  Category: Deep Dive A deep dive into the Wilderness vs. National Monument pathways Even the most intrepid desert traveler can get […]

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Bill to Conserve Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands Introduced in Congress

By on June 9, 2023 | Posted in: In the News

Author: Ryan Houston  |  Published: June 9, 2023  | Category: In the News Four years in the making, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley’s bill could finally deliver protection […]

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Juniper Gulch, Owyhee

Another Owyhee Canyonlands Milestone

By on October 4, 2022 | Posted in: In the News

Author: Ryan Houston  |  Published: October 4, 2022  |  Category:  In The News Another Milestone for the Owyhee Canyonlands It’s not hard to get lost in the deeply forked, meandering […]

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Lake Abert: What’s the Solution?

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

Author: Ryan Houston  |  Published: May 5, 2022  | Category: Deep Dive   Lake Abert was catapulted onto the front pages in January when in-depth reporting by The Oregonian exposed a […]

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wildflowers along the Oregon Desert Trail

A Justice, Equity and Inclusion Update

By on June 18, 2021 | Posted in: Look Back

Author: Ryan Houston  |  Published: June 18, 2021  |  Category: In the News, Looking Back, Looking Ahead Today, our country is observing Juneteenth as a federal holiday for the first […]

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Standing against
racism and injustice

By on June 4, 2020 | Posted in: In the News

Dear ONDA members: The recent, senseless murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd and the threat of violence against Christian Cooper have shaken all of us. The protests […]

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