Desert Birdwatching at Lake Abert

Haley Tobiason

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Aaron Tani, Sage Society Member

Aaron Tani, Sage Society Member

“It feels good to support ONDA on a monthly basis, because I know they never stop supporting our public lands. ONDA works to help make our lands a better place for the future, and I feel like I’m a part of that every month with my support.”

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The Land Between: The Greater Hart-Sheldon Region

The Land Between: The Greater Hart-Sheldon Region

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Wildflower Poetry Reading

Wildflower Poetry Reading

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Lake Abert: The Place

An Irreplaceable, Ecological Gem Lake Abert is the only hypersaline lake in Oregon, one of three hypersaline lakes in the western U.S., and is the largest saline lake in the […]

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Desert Birdwatching at Lake Abert

By on May 17, 2024 | Posted in: Where-to

Author: Haley Tobiason  |  Published: May 17, 2024  | Category: Where-To This article originally appeared in the Spring + Summer 2024 Desert Ramblings If you’re a new birder wanting to […]

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Pygmy rabbit in bushes

Species Spotlight: Pygmy Rabbit

By on November 14, 2023 | Posted in: Species Spotlight

Author: Scott Bowler  |  Published: November 14, 2023  | Category: Species Spotlight  This article originally appeared in the Fall + Winter 2023 Desert Ramblings Conservation efforts offer hope for this […]

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Priority Sage-Grouse Habitat in the Greater Hart-Sheldon

By on March 17, 2023 | Posted in: Species Spotlight

Located on the Oregon-Nevada border, the Greater Hart-Sheldon is one of the six most important habitats remaining for greater sage-grouse in the American West. This charismatic ambassador of the Sagebrush […]

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Pygmy rabbit in bushes

Core Pygmy Rabbit Habitat in the Greater Hart-Sheldon

By on March 17, 2023 | Posted in: Species Spotlight

The Greater Hart-Sheldon is more than 3 million acres of sagebrush steppe anchored by Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in southeastern Oregon and Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in northern Nevada. […]

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A New Research and Monitoring Program for Lake Abert

By on December 22, 2022 | Posted in: In the News

A welcome step toward improved management and conservation of an imperiled saline lake Oregon Natural Desert Association is thrilled to see bipartisan support for a new program supporting improved conservation […]

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Where-To:
See Aspen in Eastern Oregon

By on September 13, 2022 | Posted in: Where-to

Author: Jess Beauchemin  |  Published: September 12, 2022  |  Category: Where-To Four amazing hikes with fall colors on Steens Mountain and Hart Mountain I grew up in New England, where […]

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The Essential Pronghorn Corridor in the Greater Hart-Sheldon

By on August 24, 2022 | Posted in: In the News

The Greater Hart-Sheldon straddles the Oregon-Nevada border and provides essential habitat for pronghorn, as well as hundreds of other sagebrush-dependent plants and animals. In 2016, the region supported more than 8,000 […]

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My Desert Adventure: Lake Abert

By on June 16, 2022 | Posted in: Profile

Author: Medina Glenn | Published: June 16, 2022 | Category: My Desert Adventure We were in an impressionable state of mind, as we drove south on Highway 31 toward Summer […]

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Where-To:
Soak Up Long Summer Days

By on May 31, 2022 | Posted in: Where-to

For a Perfect Summer Day, Head to a Desert River With the sun rising before 6 am and twilight extending after 9 pm, summer days leave plenty of space for […]

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Seven Steps to Save Sage-Grouse

By on April 5, 2022 | Posted in: Deep Dive

Author: Mark Salvo  |  Published: April 5, 2022  |  Category: Deep Dive After three and half decades of monitoring sage-grouse habitat, sorting through the science, engaging in innumerable federal, state […]

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