Celebrating the Strength of Community

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Restoring Desert Ecosystems

ONDA works with partners, communities, and the public to improve habitat quality, create healthy ecosystems, sustain clean water, and support biodiversity in the high desert’s most ecologically important areas. What […]

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Engaging Volunteers in
Restoration Work

To improve habitat resiliency and ecosystem health, ONDA hosts volunteer group stewardship trips in beautiful and iconic locations throughout central and eastern Oregon’s high desert. We encourage people of all […]

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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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Steens Mountain: 25 Years Later

By on October 30, 2025 | Posted in: In the News

Author: Bill Marlett |  Published: October 30, 2025  | Category: In the News This guest column originally appeared in The Bulletin on October 24, 2025. Looking Back on a Landmark […]

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Securing Historic Wildlands and Wildlife Protections in the Greater Hart-Sheldon

By on April 15, 2025 | Posted in: Deep Dive

Author: Mac Lacy  |  Published: April 15, 2025  |  Category: Deep Dive A deep dive into the history of the Lakeview Resource Management Plan and the future of Oregon’s Greater […]

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