An in-depth look at an important issue affecting the high desert.
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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Steens Act Turns 20
Known by the Northern Paiute as Tse’tse’ede, the Steens is both a historic homeland and an unparalleled treasure in Oregon’s high desert. The largest fault block mountain in North America, […]
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What Wild & Scenic Looks Like
Did you know that, in addition to rivers, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act can also protect creeks, streams and lakes? Wild and Scenic desert waters take many forms and […]
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Conservation Update: Halfway Through 2020
Taking stock of these unprecedented times and all that our communities and the country have experienced in recent months, it is difficult to believe the year 2020 is only half […]
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