Trip of a Lifetime

Trip of a Lifetime

By Robin Kaai on June 26, 2018 | Posted in: Look Back

ONDA member Robin Kaai recently took part in a stewardship trip in the John Day River Basin. Here she offers you her recap. Dear fellow ONDA members, When registration for ONDA’s […]

Finding New Places to Love Through Stewardship and Protecting Them Through Sage Society

By Corinne Handelman on June 18, 2018 | Posted in: Profile

  Aaron Tani, an ONDA member since 2016, regularly volunteers on stewardship trips and contributes monthly as part of the Sage Society.  A Central Oregonian since 1986, Aaron has grown […]

2018 Volunteer of the Year

By Corinne Handelman on May 17, 2018 | Posted in: Profile

Meet Terry Butler. A search for information about Sutton Mountain led Terry Butler to ONDA. In 2014, he joined an ONDA stewardship trip in Logan Valley. By 2015, Terry’s volunteering repertoire […]

Species Spotlight: Black Cottonwood

By LeeAnn Kriegh on April 25, 2018 | Posted in: Species Spotlight

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 […]

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 […]

Western Rattlesnake

By staff on November 9, 2017 | Posted in:

Also known as the Great Basin Rattlesnake, these pit vipers have buff-tan coloring and small, oval blotches to blend into their arid surroundings. Small heat-sensing indentations on each side of […]

Bitteroot

By Lace Thornberg on November 7, 2017 | Posted in:

Bitteroot blooms on north-facing cliffs in western North America. The Paiute name for bitteroot is kangedya. Traditional Native American uses of the plant included eating the roots, mixed with berries and […]

Stewardship Pronghorn Fence

By staff on November 2, 2017 | Posted in:

Cottonwood Canyon Riparian Soundscape

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Tibetan Monks Visit Sutton Mountain

By Lace Thornberg on October 31, 2017 | Posted in: