Species Spotlight:
Mountain Mahogany

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Sarah Graham, Sage Sustainers Member

Sarah Graham, Sage Sustainers Member

“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 donation annually. I’m able to give more to ONDA this way and have greater impact which is important to me, and my dog Polly.”

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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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Great Horned Owls and Western Screech Owls

Great Horned Owls and Western Screech Owls

Species Spotlight: Black Cottonwood

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 […]

Migratory Birds of the High Desert

Author: Scott Donahue | Published: May 23, 2018 | Category: Species Spotlight Every year, dozens of beloved bird species migrate from their part-time homes around the world back to the […]

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 […]

Helen Harbin on Wildlife

Helen Harbin on Wildlife

By staff on November 2, 2017 | Posted in:

Wildflower Poetry Reading

By staff on November 2, 2017 | Posted in:

Sage-grouse Mating Dance

Sage-grouse Mating Dance

By staff on November 2, 2017 | Posted in:

Volunteer Accomplishment in Hart-Sheldon

By staff on November 2, 2017 | Posted in:

Discover Desert Pronghorn

By staff on November 2, 2017 | Posted in:

The Land Between: The Greater Hart-Sheldon Region

By Lace Thornberg on November 1, 2017 | Posted in:

Guano Creek

By staff on October 26, 2017 | Posted in:

Guano Creek is designated as a Wilderness Study Area and Area of Critical Environmental Concern. No trails exist but you can hike across the open country adjacent to Guano Creek. […]

Fish Creek Rim

By staff on October 26, 2017 | Posted in:

This hike is partially located in Fish Creek Rim Wilderness Study Area and offers great vistas, as well as neat stands of aspen and mountain mahogany. There is a healthy […]