From the front page to the outback, a look at issues that affect Oregon’s high desert.
A New Research and Monitoring Program for Lake Abert
A welcome step toward improved management and conservation of an imperiled saline lake Oregon Natural Desert Association is thrilled to see bipartisan support for a new program supporting improved conservation […]
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Another Owyhee Canyonlands Milestone
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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The Essential Pronghorn Corridor in the Greater Hart-Sheldon
The Greater Hart-Sheldon region straddles the Oregon-Nevada border and provides essential habitat for pronghorn, as well as hundreds of other sagebrush-dependent plants and animals. In 2016, the region supported more than […]
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Hundreds of Oregon groups support the River Democracy Act
Author: Joanna Zhang | Published: July 20, 2022 | Category: In the news On February 3, 2021, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced the River Democracy Act to add […]
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Lithium Mining in Oregon
Author: Anne White | Published: July 7, 2022 | Category: In the News In the far southeastern corner of Oregon lies an undulating sagebrush sea peppered with native wildflowers, carved […]
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The Power in Speaking Up Together
Author: Lace Thornberg | Published: June 14, 2022 | Category: In the News Anyone who cares about climate change, biodiversity loss and other environmental issues will at times feel overwhelmed. […]
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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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Lake Abert At Risk
Author: Anne White | Published Date: February 2, 2022 | Category: In the News Following The Oregonian’s investigative reporting about the State of Oregon’s mismanagement of Lake Abert, many people […]
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Native American Heritage Month
Author: Lace Thornberg | Published: November 22, 2021 | Category: In the News November is Native American Heritage Month In Oregon and throughout the Americas, Indigenous communities’ connection to the […]
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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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