Meet Reid Williams

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South Fork Crooked River and Birds

South Fork Crooked River and Birds

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Western Meadowlark Dawn Chorus

Western Meadowlark Dawn Chorus

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Aaron Tani, Sage Society Member

Aaron Tani, Sage Society Member

“It feels good to support ONDA on a monthly basis, because I know they never stop supporting our public lands. ONDA works to help make our lands a better place for the future, and I feel like I’m a part of that every month with my support.”

Beatys and Mahogany Buttes

There is no developed trail to the top, so the hike begins when you have found a decent spot to park your vehicle. Beatys Butte at 7,885 above sea level […]

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2022 Stewardship Trips and Projects

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Meet Reid Williams

By on February 3, 2022 | Posted in: Uncategorized

ONDA’s 2021 Conservationist of the Year Often the most important contributions to conservation are not the flashiest actions, but quiet acts of service. Luckily, people like Reid Williams see the […]

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The House of the Birds

By on January 31, 2022 | Posted in: Uncategorized

This essay was written by Devon Comstock in June of 2010 while she was working for Oregon Natural Desert Association, following a trip into the West Little Owyhee. Special thanks […]

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Your Next Autumn Activity:
Volunteering

By on September 30, 2021 | Posted in: Notes from the Field, Uncategorized

As golden aspen leaves and frosty mornings mark the arrival of fall in Oregon’s high desert, welcomed rains are bringing fire danger down and allowing volunteers to resume work on […]

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Person standing in Middle Deschutes River

Oregon River Reads

By on September 1, 2021 | Posted in: Uncategorized

Author: Joanna Zhang | Published: August 27, 2021 | Categories: Uncategorized Four Stories That Will Inspire You to Protect Oregon’s Rivers  Late summer is synonymous with days in and along […]

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Multi-Day Loop Hikes
Along the Oregon Desert Trail

By on August 17, 2021 | Posted in: How-To, Uncategorized

Author: Renee Patrick  | Updated: August 17, 2021  |  Category: How-to Longing for an adventure that will have you away from home for several nights? In this post, we are […]

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hikers in the Owyhee Canyonlands

Reimagine Your Public Lands

By on July 14, 2021 | Posted in: In the News, Uncategorized

Author: Lace Thornberg  |   Published: July 14, 2021  |  Updated: September 17, 2021 | Category: In the News National Public Lands Day is celebrated annually on the fourth Saturday in […]

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Healthy Escapism

By on November 12, 2020 | Posted in: Uncategorized

“A Year in Oregon’s High Desert” offers escapism you can feel good about Feeling stressed? A dose of natural beauty could help.   Studies have shown that spending time in a […]

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Steens Next 20

By on October 9, 2020 | Posted in: Uncategorized

by Senior Attorney Mac Lacy Steens Mountain is an extraordinary place. Known to the Northern Paiute as Tse’tse’ede, “the Cold One,” the mountain covers an ecologically distinctive, half-million acre landscape […]

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colorful painting of the Oregon Badlands by Sheila Dunn

Inspired by the Desert

By on July 23, 2020 | Posted in: Uncategorized

Even if you are not an artist, you’ve probably wished you could somehow capture the way that sunlight paints the desert in subtle hues. For the six artists profiled below, […]

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Summertime Strategies

By on July 6, 2020 | Posted in: Uncategorized

Wow, it’s hot out there in the high desert! At least much of the time … not so much at night … and not every day either. (I can clearly […]

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