Species Spotlight: Black Cottonwood

Species Spotlight: Black Cottonwood

By LeeAnn Kriegh on April 25, 2018 | Posted in: Species Spotlight

Where There’s Cottonwood, There’s Water. We recommend listening to this Cottonwood Canyon Riparian Soundscape while you read this Species Spotlight. At the new Riley Ranch Nature Reserve in Bend, a […]

Desert Naturalist Hike Series

By Lace Thornberg on April 18, 2018 | Posted in:

Discover the stories that lie hidden in the desert sagebrush on a hike with the Oregon Natural Desert Association. All are welcome but hike space is limited and pre-registration is required. See more information […]

Sarah Graham, Sage Sustainers Member

By Corinne Handelman on February 15, 2018 | Posted in:

“I contribute to ONDA monthly because it adds up to a larger annual gift than what I’d be able to comfortably afford if I were to do a simple one-time […]

Species Spotlight:
Mountain Mahogany

By Corinne Handelman on February 9, 2018 | Posted in: Species Spotlight

By LeeAnn Kriegh Trees live their lives on a different timescale than ours, so it helps to slow ourselves down to fully appreciate them. Certainly, a shrubby little tree like […]

Ten Winter Adventures
in the High Desert

By Renee Patrick on January 29, 2018 | Posted in: Uncategorized, Where-to

Five for No Snow, Five for Snow. Winter in Oregon’s high desert can look and be quite different from one year to the next. A few years ago, copious snowfall […]

Cregg Large, member since 2009

By Corinne Handelman on November 9, 2017 | Posted in:

“I came to Oregon 12 years ago from Texas. Texas, for all its size, has very little public land. Coming to Oregon has made me realize the special gift we […]

Swallowtail

By staff on November 9, 2017 | Posted in:

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 […]

Young Desert Horned Lizard

By staff on November 9, 2017 | Posted in:

In the summer these lizards begin foraging for food as soon as their body temperature rises as the heat of the day increases. They feed on slow-moving, ground-dwelling insects. In […]

Great Horned Owls and Western Screech Owls

By staff on November 2, 2017 | Posted in:

South Fork Crooked River and Birds

By staff on November 2, 2017 | Posted in: