Renee Patrick
Minimizing Risk, Maximizing Reward – How to Recreate Safely in Oregon’s High Desert
The recording of this event is available on ONDA's YouTube channel. Would you know what to do if you were injured while exploring the desert? In April 2019, Oregon Desert Trail thru-hiker Stacy Boone sustained a debilitating injury in the Owyhee region. In the summer of that same year, long-distance biker Tomas Quinones came to […]
Beatys Butte Fenceline Retrofit #3
adel, or Adel, ORJoin ONDA to retrofit fence and help us improve an important migration corridor. Barbed wire fences present throughout the Beatys Butte area pose risks to wildlife. Low flying sage grouse are known to become entangled in standing fence, while pronghorn and other ungulates may be unable to cross the fence, limiting both their daily movement […]
Ruby Creek Riparian Planting
Ruby Creek (Malheur National Forest)Riparian plantings are a great way to improve fish and wildlife habitat. They provide cooler water for native fish and increase a landscape's capacity to store and clean water. This project involves planting native riparian species such as willow and cottonwood along the banks of Ruby Creek, Bear Creek, and Butte Creek, all tributaries of […]
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 #4
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 […]
Badlands Wilderness Stewardship #5
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 […]