August 2019
Cottonwood Canyon State BDA Install #3
Building beaver dam analogues is a fun excuse to splash in the water and mud all in the name of restoration.
Find out more »Malheur Refuge Fence Mapping
Locate and map fence within the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge for future removal or retrofit projects.
Find out more »September 2019
South Fork WSA Fence Build #2
Backpacking to a remote location and building fence to protect riparian habitat.
Find out more »South Fork WSA Fence Build #2
On the second of several trips slated for this area over the next few years, we will backpack out to a piece of privately owned land within the South Fork Crooked River Wilderness Study Area (WSA) to build a challenging, but important, fence around 80 acres on the river. This fence will accomplish many things. It will allow for better managed grazing within the WSA, directly exclude cattle from nearly a mile of river, and enableONDA to plant willows and…
Find out more »Steens Mountain Wilderness Nye Trail Work
Help us maintain a trail from the top of Steens down into Little Blitzen Gorge.
Find out more »Fremont National Recreation Trail Work for National Public Lands Day
Help maintain trail with the local community on a scenic section of trail in the Fremont Forest for National Public Lands Day.
Find out more »Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Fence Pull
Our annual work trip to the Malheur Refuge to remove obsolete fence near the refuge headquarters.
Find out more »October 2019
Camp Creek Planting
Plant riparian trees and shrubs along a newly restored stretch of Camp Creek to provide critical habitat for salmonids.
Find out more »Cottonwood Canyon Exclosure Build
A quick, mid-week overnighter to build exclosure fences in preparation for planting at our newly installed beaver dam analogues (BDAs) on Hay Creek. You will build exclosure fences around areas that have been improved for planting work thanks to our newly installed BDAs. This will give us more time during the longer trip the following week to concentrate on filling those exclosures with lots of new riparian potted plants. You can choose tasks that best suit your abilities. Main tasks…
Find out more »November 2019
Cottonwood Canyon Planting
Planting native riparian plants alongside recently installed beaver dam analogues (BDAs) on Hay Creek. This trip is the culmination of a season of preparation work: building BDAs to irrigate dry planting areas and building exclosure fences to protect plantings until they are fully established. You can choose tasks which best suit your abilities. Main tasks include hauling materials to the individual work sites, digging holes and planting plants. Trip highlights involve the relative closeness of the project area to Portland…
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