Terry Butler, 2018 Volunteer of the Year

Terry Butler, 2018 Volunteer of the Year

By Corinne Handelman on June 6, 2019 | Posted in:

“If I have to pick a favorite place in Oregon’s high desert, it would be Sutton Mountain, but I’m excited about all of the Wilderness Study Areas,” says Terry, adding, “Each is a gem to explore, and I hope they all get protection someday… I love the scale of the physical beauty of the...

Senator Merkley Steps Up
for Sutton Mountain

By ben gordon on May 22, 2019 | Posted in: In the News

Today, Sen. Jeff Merkley, announced that he will introduce the Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area Preservation and Economic Enhancement Act that would establish the Sutton Mountain Wilderness to protect an area in the John Day River Basin renowned for spectacular scenery and prime wildlife habitat. “With this legislation, we’ll make sure that future...

Lower John Day Working Group Place Based Planning Meeting

By Lace Thornberg on May 10, 2019 | Posted in:

You are invited to attend a public outreach meeting of the Lower John Day Place-Based Planning work group. We will be discussing water demands in the lower John Day Basin and seeking your input on potential solutions. Please join us for dinner and expert presentations. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) will present...

Desert Wilderness Retrospective

By Genessa Goodman-Campbell on April 2, 2019 | Posted in: Look Back

A Tale of Two Wilderness Areas: Badlands and Spring Basin On March 30, 2009, President Obama signed a massive public lands package into law, with the Oregon Badlands Wilderness and Spring Basin Wilderness among the many places protected. Besides sharing the same birthday and being located in Oregon’s high desert, the Badlands and Spring...

Dark Desert Skies

By Kody Osborne on March 29, 2019 | Posted in: How-To, Where-to

For those of us who have spent time in Oregon’s high desert, there is no need to explain how truly dark skies showcase the wonders of the stars viewable by the naked eye. Night skies relatively free from light pollution — that is, human-created artificial lighting and atmospheric disturbances such as smog — will...

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Fence Retrofit

By Lisa Foster on February 21, 2019 | Posted in:

Help retrofit miles of fence to make the landscape safer for wildlife at the Clarno unit of this National Monument

Cottonwood Canyon State Park BDA Install #1

By Jefferson Jacobs on February 21, 2019 | Posted in:

Cottonwood Canyon BDA Install #2

By Jefferson Jacobs on February 21, 2019 | Posted in:

Cottonwood Canyon BDA Install #3

By Jefferson Jacobs on February 21, 2019 | Posted in:

Camp Creek Planting

By Lisa Foster on February 21, 2019 | Posted in:

Plant riparian trees and shrubs along a newly restored stretch of Camp Creek to provide critical habitat for salmonids.