Getting Started in the Pueblos

Getting Started in the Pueblos

By Renee Patrick on June 12, 2018 | Posted in: Where-to

About the Pueblo Mountains Part of the Great Basin, the Pueblo Mountains are a remote north-south oriented mountain range in southeastern Oregon and northwestern Nevada, just south of Steens Mountain and Alvord Desert. Although it is not as large as neighboring Steens, this 30-mile long range is also a fault block mountain. Most of...

Learn to Strut

By Lace Thornberg on April 1, 2018 | Posted in: Coming Up, How-To

ONDA to teach sage-grouse mating dance to all members April 1, 2018 (BEND, Ore.)—What started as a rousing way to open up staff meetings soon spread to board meetings and stewardship trips, and now, in response to high demand from our members, Oregon Natural Desert Association is excited to announce that you, too, can learn the...

Timeline – Southeastern Oregon Planning Process

By Jeremy Austin on March 29, 2018 | Posted in:

Lands with Wilderness Characteristics

By Jeremy Austin on March 29, 2018 | Posted in:

Ten Springtime Adventures

By Renee Patrick on March 26, 2018 | Posted in: Where-to

Have the longer days and warmer temps led you to experience bouts of day-dreaming and window-gazing? Put that wanderlust to work! Plan on your trip to the desert, and get out there! With flowers blooming, birds migrating and roads drying out, spring is just about the best time to explore southeast Oregon. Here, we...

Aaron Tani, Sage Society Member

By Corinne Handelman on March 1, 2018 | Posted in:

“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.”

A New Plan for 5 Million Acres

By Jeremy Austin on February 21, 2018 | Posted in: Deep Dive

5 Reasons to Care, 3 Topics to Understand, 1 Way to Get Involved. How would you manage 5 million acres? This spring, you have a once-in-a-generation chance to answer that very question. The Bureau of Land Management will be seeking input from the public on the Southeast Oregon Resource Management Plan Amendment (SEORMP), a...

Hart Lake Restoration and Juniper Removal

By Lace Thornberg on February 19, 2018 | Posted in:

Celebrate National Public Lands Day by improving habitat in the Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge.

Hart Lake Restoration and Juniper Removal Sept 27-30

By staff on February 19, 2018 | Posted in:

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 curlleaf mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) isn’t going to catch our eye if we’re racing past along the trail. But take time for a closer look,...