Category: Look Back

A Justice, Equity and Inclusion Update

By Ryan Houston 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 […]

A Look Back at the
2021 High Desert Speaker Series

By staff on April 28, 2021 | Posted in: Look Back

Author: Caelin Weiss  |  Published: April 28, 2021  |  Category: Look Back Each spring, ONDA presents the High Desert Speaker Series to share knowledge about intriguing aspects of high desert […]

Conserving Your Connection

By Lace Thornberg on December 17, 2020 | Posted in: Look Back, Profile

“One of my biggest personal feelings of loss for this terrible pandemic is that I had to give up these ONDA field trips.” When ONDA had to cancel our field-based […]

Steens Act Turns 20

By Mark Salvo on October 1, 2020 | Posted in: Deep Dive, Look Back

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, […]

We hear you

By Corinne Handelman on November 26, 2019 | Posted in: Look Back

The results of our most recent member survey This fall, ONDA sent you, our members, a note with a question: what matters most to you?  Almost 500 of you responded […]

Stewardship Impact 2019

By Genessa Goodman-Campbell on November 25, 2019 | Posted in: Look Back

ONDA’s stewardship program connects eager volunteers with meaningful projects to improve fish and wildlife habitat across eastern Oregon. Beyond the satisfaction of seeing a job well done, each volunteer gains […]

Before and After Stewardship

By Genessa Goodman-Campbell on October 31, 2019 | Posted in: Look Back

The difference that ONDA volunteers can make in just a few hours or days of working together is pretty incredible. Here are a few before and after pictures to give […]

Hart Mountain Revealed Recap

By Marie Goebel on April 9, 2019 | Posted in: Look Back, Where-to

During our 2019 High Desert Speaker Series, ONDA’s Hart-Sheldon Coordinator Jeremy Austin presented in both Bend and Portland. Here’s the “CliffsNotes” version of his for Hart Mountain Revealed talk. Where […]

Desert Wilderness Retrospective

By Genessa Goodman-Campbell on April 2, 2019 | Posted in: Look Back

A Tale of Two Wilderness Areas: Badlands and Spring Basin On March 30, 2009, President Obama signed a massive public lands package into law, with the Oregon Badlands Wilderness and […]

By Lace Thornberg on December 20, 2018 | Posted in: Look Back

Give yourself a pat on the back! You accomplished so much for Oregon’s desert this year! Flip through this year in review for just a handful of the many great […]