Beavers: Hype or Hero of the High Desert?

Wade Tregaskis

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Preventing Industrial Development on Steens Mountain

ONDA and our partners have worked for years to ensure Steens Mountain remains free from industrial development. Our long-standing commitment to the mountain was vital to an effort to stop […]

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Steens Mountain Wilderness

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 […]

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Beavers: Hype or Hero of the High Desert?

By on October 2, 2026 | Posted in: Essay

Author: Nick Kilby, Stewardship Coordinator |  Published: October 2, 2026  | Category: Essay This article originally appeared in The Bulletin on September 24, 2026. Beavers seem to be everywhere lately, […]

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Celebrating the Strength of Community

By on March 31, 2026 | Posted in: Notes from the Desert

Author: Gena Goodman-Campbell  |  Published: March 31, 2026  | Category: Notes from the Desert This article originally appeared in the Spring + Summer 2026 Desert Ramblings Newsletter. Volunteers rally together […]

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Seeing Conservation Work
Come to Life

By on March 19, 2025 | Posted in: Notes from the Desert

Author: Gena Goodman-Campbell  |  Published: March 19, 2025  | Category: Notes from the Desert Illustrating the restoration process at Robinson Creek Over the past two decades, Oregon Natural Desert Association […]

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