Virtual Gallery Exhibit

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Enter the Wild Desert Calendar Virtual Gallery, A High Desert Year:

ONDA’s Wild Desert Calendar showcases the breathtaking beauty of Oregon’s high desert through a collection of stunning images generously donated by talented photographers. Enter our virtual gallery to revel in this beauty from home while learning about the photographers, ONDA’s work and current conservation initiatives. The exhibition will take you on top of Abert Rim, at eye level with bighorn sheep, to a summer afternoon on McDermitt Creek, into the John Day River Canyon on a misty morning, and more.

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Helen Harbin, ONDA Board Member

Helen Harbin, ONDA Board Member

“I connect with Oregon’s high desert through my feet, my eyes, my sense of smell, and all the things I hear. Getting out there is a whole body experience.” Supporting ONDA, Helen says, not only connects her with wild landscapes, but is also a good investment. “I felt like if I gave them $20, they might squeeze $23 out of it.”

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Jeremy Fox on Steens Landscape

Jeremy Fox on Steens Landscape

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Durlin Hicock, Alice Elshoff Award winner

Durlin Hicock, Alice Elshoff Award winner

“Protecting public land is part of my spiritual being. It’s central to my identity to be in wilderness and to see it protected.” Durlin is proud to protect public lands for future generations, saying, “The highlight of my childhood was our family’s weekend outdoor trips. I look forward to my grandchildren having similar experiences outside in their lifetimes, and it wouldn’t be possible without ONDA.”

To be inspired by these scenes and support desert conservation all year long, you can purchase this year’s Wild Desert Calendar online or from a number of retail vendors.