Beatys and Mahogany Buttes

Beatys and Mahogany Buttes

By staff on October 26, 2017 | Posted in:

There is no developed trail to the top, so the hike begins when you have found a decent spot to park your vehicle. Beatys Butte at 7,885 above sea level […]

Warner Peak

By staff on October 26, 2017 | Posted in:

Take this hike to enjoy views not just from the summit, but all along the way. Keep your eyes open for wildlife as well. You can start from the Hot […]

Visitor’s Guide
to Greater Hart-Sheldon

By Lace Thornberg on October 25, 2017 | Posted in:

What you’ll find in Oregon’s most important desert wildlife stronghold The Greater Hart-Sheldon is a vast expanse of lands anchored by Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge to the north and […]

Greater Hart-Sheldon

By tmbr on October 9, 2017 | Posted in:

Our Take on Sec. Zinke’s Secret Monuments Report

By Genessa Goodman-Campbell on September 19, 2017 | Posted in: Deep Dive, In the News

The public finally has access to the Trump administration’s report on the review of 27 national monuments, but only because it was leaked to the press. Astonishingly, Zinke’s memo to […]

Wilderness Values: A View from Above

By Lace Thornberg on June 16, 2017 | Posted in: Deep Dive

Oregon Natural Desert Association employee Jeremy Austin realizes a childhood dream, and takes to the sky across southeastern Oregon with LightHawk. Photos by Jim Davis with aerial support by LightHawk. […]

Kirk Richardson: Alice Elshoff Award winner

By Corinne Handelman on May 29, 2017 | Posted in: A Conversation With, Profile

For more than a decade, Kirk Richardson has been a strong voice for protecting Oregon’s high desert. He’s served on the Oregon Natural Desert Association Board of Directors, helped dream […]

Climate change in the sagebrush sea

By Corinne Handelman on April 24, 2017 | Posted in: A Conversation With

Dr. Megan Creutzburg is a researcher at Oregon State University’s Institute for Natural Resources, where she provides technical coordination for the Oregon Sage Grouse Conservation Partnership (SageCon). With climate marches happening […]

Celebrating 30 years of high desert conservation

By Corinne Handelman on March 14, 2017 | Posted in: Look Back

For three decades, ONDA has been a strong, consistent voice for Oregon’s high desert. It all began in 1987 with extraordinary people concerned about an extraordinary place, and today has […]

Service at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge

By Jeremy Austin on August 2, 2016 | Posted in: Look Back

Carol Savonen is a member of Great Old Broads for Wilderness, a group formed initially by older women to champion America’s public lands. Here, she shares the experience the Broads […]