Fall Trip Registration Opens
ONDA's 2023 fall stewardship trips and projects offer a variety opportunities to give back to the high desert and its creatures while getting to know new people and places. Registration for these trips will open on June 1. Click "add to calendar" below for a reminder, or subscribe to ONDA's e-newsletter.
South Fork Riparian Exclosure Fence Repair
South Fork Crooked River 64474 SE Paulina Hwy, Pualina, OR, United StatesThis trip marks the first step in an exciting new collaboration with the Prineville BLM to restore 3 miles of the South Fork Crooked River. To make this stretch of the river suitable for restoration we will be repairing the exclosure fencing that keeps cattle and feral horses out of the river. This will be […]
McDermitt Creek Lithium Mine Site Visit
Trout Creek MountainsJoin ONDA to document the incredible habitat, wildlife, and cultural resource values in the McDermitt Caldera threatened by the potential McDermitt Creek lithium mine. A potential massive, new mine near the Nevada border and just south of the Oregon Desert Trail would threaten to eliminate, fragment and degrade sagebrush habitat critical to the greater sage-grouse […]
Logan Valley Fence Repair
Logan Valley NF-1647, Prairie City, OR, United StatesJoin ONDA for a fence repair trip in support of the the Burns Paiute Tribe's efforts to restore tributaries of the Malheur River on their Logan Valley property.
Sagebrush Sipper: Bend
ONDA's Bend Office 50 SW Bond St, Suite 4, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin Oregon Natural Desert Association staff and supporters for an evening gathering in our office this summer. Enjoy complimentary cold beverages from Deschutes Brewery, Crater Lakes Vodka, wine, non-alcoholic drinks and light appetizers. You will also have the opportunity to learn about new ways to advocate, explore Oregon's high desert and hear remarks from our […]
Sagebrush Sipper: Portland
Wilshire Park 4116 NE 33rd Ave, PortlandJoin Oregon Natural Desert Association staff and supporters for an evening gathering this summer. Enjoy complimentary cold beverages, non-alcoholic drinks and light appetizers. Mix and mingle, learn about new aspects of Oregon’s high desert, and find opportunities to dig deeper into our conservation work. We'll play a few rounds of desert trivia, so come test […]
Badlands Wilderness Stewardship #2
Oregon Badlands Wilderness Oregon Badlands Wilderness, OR, United StatesIn partnership with the Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management, ONDA is leading regular service days in 2023 to improve the Badlands Wilderness for its human visitors and native wildlife inhabitants. Through projects such as trail maintenance, signage improvement, and illegal vehicle route obscuring, volunteers will give back to one of Central Oregon’s […]
North Springs Mesic Restoration
adel, or Adel, ORThis trip represents the beginning of a series of projects that will provide a demonstration of what restoration work can accomplish in the Beatys Butte area. By working to restore the hydrology and plant communities around springs and other mesic areas on the ODLT property we will be providing an example of what these areas […]
Steens Mountain Wilderness Trail Maintenance
Steens MountainIn partnership with the Bureau of Land Management’s Burns District, ONDA will improve a portion of the Fred Riddle Trail in the Steens Mountain Wilderness. The Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000 established the Steens Mountain Wilderness Area. The law established more than 170,000 acres as Wilderness, including the iconic Little Blitzen […]
Badlands Wilderness Stewardship #3
Oregon Badlands Wilderness Oregon Badlands Wilderness, OR, United StatesIn partnership with the Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management, ONDA will lead several days of service in 2023 to improve the Badlands Wilderness for its human visitors and native wildlife inhabitants. Through projects such as trail maintenance, signage improvement, and illegal vehicle route obscuring, volunteers will give back to one of Central […]