An in-depth look at an important issue affecting the high desert.
The Hart Mountain Conservation Corridor
Author: Anne White and Mark Salvo | Published: October 29, 2024 | Category: Deep Dive This article originally appeared in the Fall + Winter 2024 Desert Ramblings The Oregon desert […]
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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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Lessons Learned While Hiking the Oregon Desert Trail
Author: Renee Patrick | Published: August, 2024 | Category: Deep Dive Finding conservation inspiration over 750 miles of high desert trail Hiking the 750-mile Oregon Desert Trail is not just […]
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Making a Plan for the Owyhee Canyonlands
The Owyhee Canyonlands is a national treasure, featuring miles upon miles of deep rugged canyons and rolling sagebrush grasslands that support a rich diversity of wildlife and feature some of […]
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Securing Historic Wildlands Protections in the Owyhee Canyonlands
Author: Mac Lacy | Published: March 4, 2024 | Category: Deep Dive A deep dive into the history of the Southeastern Oregon Resource Management Plan and the future of Oregon’s […]
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Protecting Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands
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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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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Fences in the High Desert
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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Lake Abert: What’s the Solution?
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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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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