McDermitt Creek Lithium Mine Site Visit

McDermitt Creek Lithium Mine Site Visit

By Anne White on February 14, 2023 | Posted in:

Join ONDA to document the incredible habitat, wildlife, and cultural resource values in the McDermitt Caldera threatened by the potential McDermitt Creek lithium mine. A potential massive, new mine near […]

Saving the Owyhee from Jet Fighters, Sonic Booms and Flammable Flares

By Mark Salvo on November 1, 2022 | Posted in: Coming Up, Deep Dive

Author: Mark Salvo  |  Published: November 1, 2022  |  Category: Coming Up File this under “looming threat”: ONDA has learned that the U.S. Air Force may release its final plan […]

Seven Steps to Save Sage-Grouse

By Mark Salvo on April 5, 2022 | Posted in: Deep Dive

Author: Mark Salvo  |  Published: April 5, 2022  |  Category: Deep Dive After three and half decades of monitoring sage-grouse habitat, sorting through the science, engaging in innumerable federal, state […]

Denny Jones Ranch Restoration

By Beth Macinko on February 15, 2022 | Posted in:

Denny Jones Ranch Restoration

By Beth Macinko on February 15, 2022 | Posted in:

Denny Jones Ranch is a conservation property, east of Juntura, owned by the Burns Paiute Tribe. ONDA has been working with the Burns Paiute Tribe to achieve their restoration goals […]

Trout Creek Group Monitoring Trip

By Renee Patrick on February 15, 2022 | Posted in:

Join ONDA to help us improve an important migration corridor in the Trout Creek Mountains. This trip will start a fence-line monitoring project to document barbed wire fences in the […]

Wonders by Day and Night

By Scott R. Bowler on January 14, 2022 | Posted in: Where-to

Author: Scott Bowler  |  Published: January 14, 2022  |  Category: Where-to    A  month-by-month guide to appreciating Oregon’s high desert As the tenth largest state in the union, Oregon offers […]

Small Splendors, Vast Landscapes

By Corinne Handelman on January 3, 2022 | Posted in:

Continuing ONDA’s High Desert Speaker Series, Ellen Bishop will present “Small Splendors, Vast Landscapes.” Oregon’s deserts offer serene and yet provocative landscapes that invite contemplation. Yet sometimes, in viewing their […]

10 Ways to Immerse
Yourself in the Desert

By Corinne Handelman on November 17, 2021 | Posted in: Look Back

Author: Corinne Handelman |  Published: November 17, 2021  |  Category: Look Back Choose your desert immersion adventure  It’s officially “shoulder season.” Autumn is past its prime; winter hasn’t fully […]

Essential, a film premiere

By Corinne Handelman on October 19, 2021 | Posted in:

Save the date for the premiere of our newest short documentary, “Essential.” Oregon’s high desert is an arid landscape, defined by the scarcity of water, but that does not mean […]