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  • Brilliant Beavers: Cultivating Climate Resilience

    Join us at Oregon Natural Desert Association’s first online event of the 2026 High Desert Speaker Series with an evening all about beavers. Come learn about the important role of beavers in helping wildlife adapt and ecosystems thrive in a changing climate with Dr. Emily Fairfax, Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota […]

    Free
  • Forged in Fire: The Volcanic Activity that Shaped Oregon’s High Desert

    Oregon Natural Desert Association’s High Desert Speaker Series continues as we uncover the dynamic geologic forces that created eastern Oregon’s stunning landscapes. Dr. Ellen Bishop, author, photographer and geologist, will discuss a recent geological discovery linking the formation of Oregon’s high desert rock formations with the Yellowstone hotspot. Come learn more about how iconic high […]

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  • Rooted in Eastern Oregon: High Desert Tree Identification

    Come learn something new about the trees that are essential to Oregon’s high desert ecosystem. Casey Clapp, arborist, dendrologist and educator, will be featured at Oregon Natural Desert Association’s third event of the High Desert Speaker Series. Casey will highlight the diverse tree species found in eastern Oregon and will help attendees build their desert […]

    $15
  • A Tribal Family History of the Wadatika’a Band of Northern Paiutes

    The final event of Oregon Natural Desert Association’s High Desert Speaker Series features Dr. Diane Teeman, an archaeologist, scholar, and tribal elder of the Burns Paiute Tribe. Dr. Teeman will share the history and culture of the Burns Paiute Tribe and discuss her work as an anthropologist. She will also highlight the deep connection between […]

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