Aaron Tani, Sage Society Member

Aaron Tani, Sage Society Member

By Corinne Handelman on March 1, 2018 | Posted in:

“It feels good to support ONDA on a monthly basis, because I know they never stop supporting our public lands. ONDA works to help make our lands a better place […]

Species Spotlight:
Mountain Mahogany

By Corinne Handelman on February 9, 2018 | Posted in: Species Spotlight

By LeeAnn Kriegh Trees live their lives on a different timescale than ours, so it helps to slow ourselves down to fully appreciate them. Certainly, a shrubby little tree like […]

Ten Winter Adventures
in the High Desert

By Renee Patrick on January 29, 2018 | Posted in: Uncategorized, Where-to

Five for No Snow, Five for Snow. Winter in Oregon’s high desert can look and be quite different from one year to the next. A few years ago, copious snowfall […]

Craig Terry, ONDA member and stewardship volunteer

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

“The people I have had the privilege to share time with each season keep me volunteering again and again. Who else but those ONDA staff leaders would make fresh coffee […]

Jeremy Fox on Steens Landscape

By staff on November 2, 2017 | Posted in:

Wind and Birds in Quaking Aspen

By staff on November 2, 2017 | Posted in:

Wildhorse Lake

By staff on October 27, 2017 | Posted in:

Wildhorse Lake fills the bottom of a deep cirque with high surrounding walls on three sides that give way on one side to an open view of the horizon beyond. […]

Steens Mountain Summit

By staff on October 27, 2017 | Posted in:

On your way to the top of Steens Mountain Summit trailhead, you’ll pass by two amazing viewpoints that involve short walks—Kiger Gorge and the East Rim—and we recommend stopping at […]

Steens Mountain Wilderness

By Lace Thornberg on October 27, 2017 | Posted in:

Oregon’s first desert wilderness On October 30, 2000, President Clinton signed the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act, creating Oregon’s first desert wilderness. This accomplishment was the result of […]

Big Indian Gorge

By Lace Thornberg on October 27, 2017 | Posted in:

The Big Indian Gorge Trail is 8 miles to the headwall of the gorge and passes through meadows as well as cottonwood and aspen groves. It’s easy to follow for […]