A closer look at high desert flora and fauna.
Sage-Grouse: Denizen of the Sagebrush Sea
Author: Mark Salvo | Published: October 19, 2023 | Category: Species Spotlight This article originally appeared in the Fall + Winter 2023 Desert Ramblings The future of this enduring species […]
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The Juniper Paradox
Author: Gena Goodman-Campbell | Published: September 26, 2023 | Category: Species Spotlight This article originally appeared in The Source on September 20, 2023. Both iconic and beloved in Oregon’s high […]
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Species Spotlight: American Avocet
Author: Anne White | Published: August 15, 2023 | Category: Species Spotlight This article originally appeared in The Source on August 9, 2023. What is the future for the American […]
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Species Spotlight: Pronghorn
Author: Renee Schiavone | Published: June 7, 2023 | Category: Species Spotlight This article originally appeared in The Source on June 7, 2023. The resilient pronghorn has raced through millennia, […]
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Species Spotlight: Chokecherry and Blue Elderberry
Author: Elizabeth MacLagan | Published: May 18, 2023 | Category: Species Spotlight Widely planted for habitat restoration, Chokecherry and Blue Elderberry are important species in the high desert ecosystem. These […]
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Priority Sage-Grouse Habitat in the Greater Hart-Sheldon
Located on the Oregon-Nevada border, the Greater Hart-Sheldon is one of the six most important habitats remaining for greater sage-grouse in the American West. This charismatic ambassador of the Sagebrush […]
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Core Pygmy Rabbit Habitat in the Greater Hart-Sheldon
The Greater Hart-Sheldon is more than 3 million acres of sagebrush steppe anchored by Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in southeastern Oregon and Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northern Nevada. […]
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Species Spotlight: Lichen
Author: Scott Bowler | Published: March 13, 2023 | Category: Species Spotlight Oh man, I’m liking those lichen! Lichen are both ubiquitous and highly diverse, yet little known and understood, […]
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Species Spotlight: Big Sagebrush
Author: Rachel Renne | Published: February 13, 2023 | Category: Species Spotlight This article originally appeared in The Source on February 8, 2023. In May 2021, I hiked the entire […]
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Species Spotlight: Western Juniper
Author: Scott Bowler | Published: December 21, 2022 | Category: Species Spotlight This article originally appeared in The Source on December 7, 2022. The ubiquitous tree that warrants a closer […]
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