April 2019
2019 Annual General Meeting
Join ONDA staff, Board of Directors and members for our Annual General Meeting on April 19-21 to enjoy the beauty and solace of Oregon's high desert. We'll spend Saturday, April 20 doing vital restoration work on the 35,000-acre Pine Creek Conservation Area near the John Day River. This year the project involves loppering juniper along Cove Creek's riparian zone. Our labors will be rewarded with delicious food and an evening of good music, good company and good beer. We’ll be…
Find out more »Willow Creek Planting
Protect eastern Oregon streams from the impacts of climate change.
Find out more »Owyhee River Rafting Trip
Join ONDA on a six-day guided float down 55 miles of the Wild and Scenic Owyhee River from Rome to Birch Creek. Includes a stewardship project.
Find out more »May 2019
Jake Place Planting #1
A great weekend planting several thousand trees along the South Fork Crooked River.
Find out more »Cottonwood Canyon State BDA Install #1
Building exclosure fences to protect riparian plants in Oregon's largest State Park.
Find out more »Desert Naturalist Hike Series: Smith Rock Revealed
On Friday, May 10th, join former Oregon State Park interpretive ranger, OSU Master Naturalist and ONDA member David Vick for an in-depth look at Smith Rock State Park's rich cultural and natural history. In addition to viewing nesting raptors, the hike will emphasize native plants and their traditional uses as well as the dramatic geological events that shaped the park as we know it today. Difficulty: Moderate – about 2.5 miles up the Wolf Tree Trail (5 miles round trip).…
Find out more »Denny Jones Ranch Restoration Project #2
This is the second of three restoration projects on Denny Jones Ranch, a conservation property owned by the Burns Paiute Tribe, that ONDA volunteers will participate in during 2019. ONDA has been working with the Burns Paiute Tribe to achieve their restoration goals for this property since 2015 and is encouraged by the impact of our collective efforts. On this trip, volunteers will work to remove poison hemlock and other non-native forbs that have overtaken much of the riparian area.…
Find out more »John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Fence Retrofit
Help retrofit miles of fence to make the landscape safer for wildlife at the Clarno unit of this National Monument
Find out more »Spring Basin Trail Inventory
Build an inventory of hikable trails and routes in the Spring Basin Wilderness.
Find out more »Desert Naturalist Hike Series: Chimney Rock Family Scavenger Hunt
On Saturday, May 18th, celebrate the 10th year of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness by exploring the surrounding area on a family adventure with author Wendy Gorton of 50 Hikes with Kids: Oregon and Washington (a National Outdoor Book Award prizewinner)! We'll explore one of the hiking routes and scavenger hunts from her book -- kids will receive their own nature journal, learn how to stop and try to identify species, do nature photography with camera phones, and "power up" by stopping…
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