Bonnie Olin, 2017 Volunteer of the Year

Bonnie Olin, 2017 Volunteer of the Year

By Corinne Handelman on November 9, 2017 | Posted in:

“If you spend enough time in the wild, it will change you. So it was for me in Oregon’s high desert, especially in the Owyhee Canyonlands.” To support ONDA, Bonnie says, is to strive to protect the very values of Oregon’s high desert that are critical to the human experience: quiet and connectedness with...

Chad Brown on Fly Fishing

By Corie Harlan on November 2, 2017 | Posted in:

Julie Weikel on Wilderness

By Corie Harlan on November 2, 2017 | Posted in:

Owyhee Canyon Swallows Sparrows and Rushing Water

By Corie Harlan on November 2, 2017 | Posted in:

Time Lapse: a night at Canyon Camp in six seconds

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

Far from Big Macs

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

There is a point in the Owyhee region, in northwestern Nevada, that is, at 115 miles away, as far away as you can get from a McDonalds in the U.S. Source: http://www.datapointed.net/2010/09/distance-to-nearest-mcdonalds-sept-2010

Three Forks Hot Springs

By Lindsay Jones on October 26, 2017 | Posted in:

This hike begins at the confluence of three spectacular tributaries of the Owyhee River—the North, Middle and Main forks—and the scenic hot springs at the end, situated beneath a waterfall, are well worth the wade across the Owyhee River. The primary route into the hot springs is a 3-mile, four-wheel drive route best enjoyed...

Leslie Gulch

By Lindsay Jones on October 26, 2017 | Posted in:

Visit the Leslie Gulch Wilderness Study Area to hike through sandy washes to reach panoramic amphitheaters of stone and sage. Over 200 bighorn sheep live in Leslie Gulch, along with mule deer and Rocky Mountain elk. Bird watchers can look for chukar, California quail, northern flickers, white-throated swifts, and many more song birds and...

Visitor’s Guide
to the Owyhee Canyonlands

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

Visiting the Owyhee Canyonlands calls for preparation, awareness, and self-sufficiency. Top off your gas tank when leaving gateway communities like Nyssa or Jordan Valley and carry a spare gas can, because once you leave the blacktop you will not find services or amenities. Roads within the canyonlands are often unmaintained, rocky, and rutted. A...

Protect Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands

By Genessa Goodman-Campbell on October 24, 2017 | Posted in:

Please sign the petition urging our elected leaders to help permanently protect Oregon’s spectacular Owyhee!