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Keeping the public informed and engaged in Oregon’s high desert conservation priorities.

ONDA is committed to ensuring our community can effectively weigh in on critical conservation actions by keeping you up to date on all the latest news, events and issues. Sign up for our e-newsletter to be alerted when there are opportunities to advocate for conservation of Oregon’s desert public lands.

From leading campaigns to protect Oregon’s most compelling desert lands, waters and wildlife to defending public lands from misguided proposals, your voice is essential to protecting, defending and restoring Oregon’s high desert.

Here are five ways you can take action to conserve Oregon’s high desert at any time:

Engage. Contact decision-makers to tell them why public lands in Oregon’s high desert matter to you. Write a letter, make a phone call, or send an email to your members of Congress. Ask them to take steps to support desert public lands.

Amplify. Write a letter to the editor of your local paper and let others know why public lands conservation is important to you.

Experience. Get out and enjoy Oregon’s desert public lands. Find new places to spend time in Oregon’s high desert.

Share. Tell others in your community about the places you love and why they should be conserved.

Give. Member donations make ONDA an effective advocate for public lands and drive conservation outcomes.

 

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Swallowtail

Swallowtail

The Oregon Swallowtail butterfly is the official state insect of Oregon and a true native of the Pacific Northwest. The Swallowtail can be seen in the lower sagebrush canyons of the Columbia River and its tributaries, including the Snake River drainage area.  Source: State Symbols USA

Latin name: Papilio oregonius

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Tibetan Monks Visit Sutton Mountain

Tibetan Monks Visit Sutton Mountain

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Western Rattlesnake

Western Rattlesnake

Also known as the Great Basin Rattlesnake, these pit vipers have buff-tan coloring and small, oval blotches to blend into their arid surroundings. Small heat-sensing indentations on each side of the snake’s snout detects warm-blooded prey for better striking accuracy in the dark. Source: The Oregon Encyclopedia

Latin name: Crotalus oreganus lutosus