Leslie Gulch

Leslie Gulch

By staff 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 […]

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, […]

Jordan Craters

By tmbr on October 22, 2017 | Posted in:

The 27-square-mile ovaline lava flow of Jordan Craters is one of the most recent volcanic flows in Oregon. The origin of the flow is Coffeepot Crater, a deep cavity at […]

Sage Sustainers: Promoting Desert Conservation

By Corinne Handelman on October 12, 2017 | Posted in: A Conversation With

A Conversation with Scott Bowler Retired science teacher Scott Bowler is a proud member of ONDA’s Sage Sustainers, the community of advocates and donors who live their values by sustaining […]

Owyhee Canyonlands

By tmbr on October 9, 2017 | Posted in:

Owyhee Beckoning

By staff on May 30, 2017 | Posted in: Uncategorized

Julie Weikel grew up in ‘ION’ country, the area where Idaho, Oregon and Nevada’s borders meet. She worked for over four decades in the area as a large animal vet, […]

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 […]

Oregon breweries call for protection of Owyhee Canyonlands

By staff on February 1, 2017 | Posted in: In the News, Uncategorized

Over two dozen Oregon craft beer brewers from around the state have joined together to call for the permanent protection of the Owyhee Canyonlands. Ross Putnam, cofounder of Base Camp […]