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SUMMARY:Exploring the Native Plants of Oregon's High Desert
DESCRIPTION:Calling all plant lovers! Join us in Portland for an evening of botany and ecology as we explore the native plants of Oregon’s high desert in our second event of the 2023 High Desert Speaker Series. Presenters\, ONDA’s Wildlands Coordinator Anne White and Stewardship Director Gena Goodman-Campbell\, will draw on their decades of desert experiences to illuminate the fascinating qualities of the plants in the sagebrush ecosystem. Prepare to learn about common plant species you’ll find when exploring the desert\, tips on plant identification\, how ONDA collects native seeds and uses plants in restoration efforts\, and the importance of native plants to desert wildlife. \nWith more than 1\,000 species of wildflowers and numerous endemic plant species in Oregon’s desert\, there’s sure to be a plant that inspires each and every person to connect with the high desert. \nView the slides from Exploring the Native Plants of Oregon’s High Desert. \n  \nCheck out the full 2023 High Desert Speaker Series lineup including events in Bend and online. \n  \nAbout the Presenters\nAnne White is ONDA’s Wildlands Coordinator. In this role\, she is responsible for evaluating public lands conservation opportunities and challenges throughout southeastern Oregon. A third-generation Pacific Northwesterner\, born and raised in northeastern Washington on the Columbia River\, Anne moved to Central Oregon as a teen. Anne earned her bachelor’s degree in social science from Oregon State University-Cascades with an emphasis on community development and leadership and has amassed an extensive knowledge of desert ecology through her years of field work. \n  \nAs ONDA’s Stewardship Director\, Gena Goodman-Campbell engages ONDA’s community in hands-on restoration projects that improve desert habitat in key watersheds and migration corridors. Gena has been a member of the ONDA staff since 2007\, starting as our Badlands Wilderness Coordinator\, and then our Public Lands Coordinator as her role grew to cover more desert terrain in Central Oregon. Growing up in Portland\, Gena enjoyed exploring the wetlands and rivers around her home. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science from Colorado College with a focus on international conflict resolution. Drawn back home to Oregon\, she joined the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) at Central Oregon Community College to organize voter mobilization campaigns\, petition drives\, and wilderness hikes. Gena was elected to a four-year term on the Bend City Council in November 2018 and recently concluded serving as Mayor of Bend. When she’s not out exploring public lands\, Gena enjoys drawing\, cooking and chasing after her young daughter. \n  \nThank you to WYLD for sponsoring Exploring the Native Plants of Oregon’s High Desert. \n \n  \n  \n  \nThank you to First Interstate Bank for sponsoring the 2023 High Desert Speaker Series.
URL:https://onda.org/event/exploring-the-native-plants-of-oregons-high-desert/
LOCATION:Hollywood Theater\, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97212
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SUMMARY:The Land\, its People and the Future (Bend)
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nWilson Wewa will discuss the land\, its people and the past\, present and future of protecting the high desert in Oregon. Wilson is a storyteller\, spiritual leader\, and oral historian for the Warm Springs Paiute. A descendant of Paiute Chief Paulina and Chief Weahwewa\, he learned most of the stories and legends he tells from his grandmother and tribal elders in Oregon\, Washington\, Nevada\, and California. Wewa is the author of Legends of the Northern Paiute (OSU Press 2017). \nThe Land\, its People and the Future took place at the Tower Theatre in Bend on April 10. \n  \nCheck out the full 2023 High Desert Speaker Series lineup including events in Portland and online. \n  \n  \nThank you to First Interstate Bank for sponsoring the 2023 High Desert Speaker Series.
URL:https://onda.org/event/the-land-its-people-and-the-future-bend/
LOCATION:Tower Theatre\, 835 NW Wall St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Land\, its People and the Future (Portland)
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nWilson Wewa will discuss the land\, its people and the past\, present and future of protecting the high desert in Oregon. Wilson is a storyteller\, spiritual leader\, and oral historian for the Warm Springs Paiute. A descendant of Paiute Chief Paulina and Chief Weahwewa\, he learned most of the stories and legends he tells from his grandmother and tribal elders in Oregon\, Washington\, Nevada\, and California. Wewa is the author of Legends of the Northern Paiute (OSU Press 2017). \nThe Land\, its People and the Future took place at the Hollywood Theater in Portland on April 12. \nCheck out the full 2023 High Desert Speaker Series lineup including events in Bend and online. \n  \nThank you to First Interstate Bank for sponsoring the 2023 High Desert Speaker Series.
URL:https://onda.org/event/the-land-its-people-and-the-future-portland/
LOCATION:Hollywood Theater\, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97212
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claire Cekander":MAILTO:ccekander@onda.org
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SUMMARY:Dive into the Hive: Explore the World of High Desert Bees
DESCRIPTION:Join Oregon Natural Desert Association for the inaugural event of the 2024 High Desert Speaker Series—a captivating online presentation delving into the diverse species of bees thriving in Oregon’s high desert. Presenter Lincoln Best\, Oregon Bee Atlas’ melittologist\, will guide us through an exploration of the unique bees residing in iconic desert landscapes such as the Owyhee Canyonlands\, Steens Mountain and Greater Hart-Sheldon. This visual presentation combines detailed photographs showcasing desert bees with insights into their pollination habits\, lifestyles\, and ecology. Discover the fascinating world of these vital pollinators\, from rare endemic species to the challenges they face in their natural habitats. Uncover the hidden wonders of bees and learn about how conservation can support the crucial roles these bees play in the delicate balance of Oregon’s high desert ecosystem. \nWatch a Recording of this Event.  \n  \nAbout the Presenter\nLincoln Best is a Faculty Research Assistant at Oregon State University Cooperative Extension and works on the Master Melittologist program and Oregon Bee Atlas. He instructs the Oregon Native Bee School Intermediate and Advanced courses. \n  \n  \n  \nEvent Photo: Greta Nehrenberg
URL:https://onda.org/event/dive-into-the-hive-explore-the-world-of-high-desert-bees/
LOCATION:55 NW Riverside Blvd\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Journey Through the Owyhee Canyonlands
DESCRIPTION:Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands is one of the largest conservation opportunities in the country. Join Oregon Natural Desert Association Board Members\, Elisa Cheng and Natasha Bellis\, at a 2024 High Desert Speaker Series event as they reflect on their spring rafting trip down the Owyhee River on an exploration of this incomparable region. They’ll discuss the Owyhee’s awe-inspiring natural landscapes\, rich culture and history\, key wildlife habitats and many recreation opportunities. Karly Foster\, ONDA’s Campaign Manager\, will share conservation advocacy initiatives you can support to counter threats to the region and ensure that the Owyhee is protected. \nWatch a recording of this event.  \n  \nAbout the Presenters\nElisa Cheng grew up in California and Hawaii. She launched her web design career in 2002 spending a few years at an eCommerce company before realizing that her passion was in helping non-profits. From there she moved into a role helping non-profits of all sizes with their online presence. She now works as a digital consultant helping small businesses and non-profits expand their digital presence through SEO\, marketing\, web design\, social media\, and digital strategy. Elisa moved to Bend\, Oregon from Honolulu\, Hawaii in 2010 and loves all of the outdoor opportunities right out her door in Bend. \n  \nGrowing up in Wyoming and Utah\, Natasha Bellis gained an early appreciation for wild and open spaces. Cultivating a love of the desert by roaming the canyon lands of southern Utah\, she was inspired to pursue a career in environmental science and has spent the past 20 years working to conserve land and water in Oregon. Natasha is currently the Conservation Director at Deschutes Land Trust where she oversees land protection transactions for the organization\, Prior to that\, she worked to restore streamflow to Oregon’s rivers and streams by negotiating environmental water right transactions for the Deschutes River Conservancy and The Freshwater Trust. Natasha has lived in Bend since 2015 and is excited to contribute to ONDA’s impactful work conserving Oregon’s bountiful high desert. \n  \nAs ONDA’s Campaign Manager\, Karly Foster develops and executes conservation campaign initiatives across millions of acres of Oregon’s high desert public lands at the local\, regional and national levels and with Tribal Nations\, by building relationships with diverse stakeholders and community partners to secure protection for public lands\, waters and wildlife. Karly grew up in the western Willamette Valley and as a fourth-generation Pacific City\, Dory-fisher\, her summers were spent fishing with her family in the Pacific Ocean. She received her bachelor’s in socio-cultural anthropology and Indigenous Nations studies at Portland State University. During undergrad\, she attended Tatoosh School in the Tongass National Forest\, studying southeast Alaska ecology and policy of place. Karly followed the coastal winds and eventually lived on organic farms in Aotearoa (New Zealand)\, where her views of what conservation\, natural resource management\, and Indigenous rights can look like\, expanded. Karly graduated from the McCall Field Campus of the University of Idaho with a master’s degree in environmental science and a certificate in environmental education and science communications in 2022. Her next stop was a research assistantship with a National Science Foundation grant in the Rocky Mountains\, which reignited her love for the ponderosa pine forests and sagebrush meadows she’d grown up with while camping in Central Oregon. Karly is excited to grow with ONDA in this beautiful place\, learn of all the socio-ecological intricacies of Oregon’s high desert and be a strong advocate for its eternal prosperity. \n  \nPhoto: Dale Nibbe
URL:https://onda.org/event/a-journey-through-the-owyhee-canyonlands/
LOCATION:55 NW Riverside Blvd\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
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