Category: Look Back

Indigenous Advocates Call for Permanent Protection for the Owyhee

Author: Karly Foster |  Published: November 15, 2023 |  Category: Look Back Representatives of four tribal communities traveled to Washington, D.C., with ONDA to advocate for permanent protection for Oregon’s […]

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Your responses are in!

Author: Hana Sant |  Published: November 7, 2023  |  Category: Look Back The results of our 2023 member survey This summer, we surveyed our members to learn more about your […]

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Look Back: A Summer Desert Oasis

Author: Haley Tobiason  |  Published: October 30, 2023  | Category: Look Back  Reflections from a season of surveying at Lake Abert Rounding the corner of Oregon’s Highway 58, nestled underneath […]

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Look Back: A Decade of Restoration

Author: Gena Goodman-Campbell  |  Published: October 25, 2023  | Category: Look Back This article originally appeared in the Fall + Winter 2023 Desert Ramblings Initial phase of restoration on the […]

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Look Back: Reflections from Tribal Steward Wesley Scott

Author: Renee Schiavone  |  Published: September 13, 2023  | Category: Look Back From getting the opportunity to reconnect with indigenous communities to finding work that truly interests him In 2021, […]

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Floating Down the Owyhee Canyonlands

Author: Renee Schiavone  |  Published: July 7, 2023  | Category: Look Back The recap and realizations of two ONDA board members rafting 55 miles of the Owyhee River. Close your […]

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Championing Public Lands in Washington, D.C.

Author: Karly Foster  |  Published: April 6, 2023  |  Category: Look Back A week in the nation’s capitol spent advocating for public lands and conservation in Oregon’s high desert, told […]

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The Balance of Life at McDermitt Creek

Author: Anne White  |  Published: February 16, 2023  |  Category: Look Back In June 2022, ONDA hosted a site visit to McDermitt Creek in southeastern Oregon to introduce desert advocates […]

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2022 In Review

Oregon’s high desert is an exceptional landscape, and the people who love it and protect it are feisty, passionate, and deeply committed to conservation. The high desert is also a […]

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12 Ways to Connect with the Desert

Author: Claire Cekander  | Published: November 4, 2022  |  Category: Look Back Yes, there are plenty of ways to enjoy winter in the desert, but many of us spend the […]

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