What We Risk Losing

John Aylward

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John Cunningham, ONDA member and volunteer

John Cunningham, ONDA member and volunteer

Restoration is hard slow work. It takes hold, or it doesn’t, in fits and starts. The immensity of the need can be discouraging, but we must carry on. I am so thankful ONDA carries on.

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Tim Neville, journalist

Tim Neville, journalist

“Oregon’s Owyhee reminds me a lot of Southern Utah’s red rock country… only dipped in fudge.”

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Chad Brown on Fly Fishing

Chad Brown on Fly Fishing

McDermitt Caldera

The McDermitt Caldera is a vibrant ecological haven that lies in the far southeastern corner of Oregon, straddling the Oregon-Nevada border. Rolling sagebrush hills are framed by the Oregon Canyon Mountains to […]

The Balance of Life at McDermitt Creek

Author: Anne White | Published: February 16, 2023 | Category: Look Back In June 2022, ONDA hosted a site visit to McDermitt Creek in southeastern Oregon to introduce desert advocates […]

What We Risk Losing

By staff on May 4, 2026 | Posted in: Essay

Author: Mateo Reynaud | Published Date: May 4, 2026 | Category: Essay This article was originally published in The Source Weekly on April 24, 2026. The McDermitt Caldera offers […]

burrowing owl

How To:
Photograph Wildlife in the Desert

By Tara Lemezis on April 14, 2025 | Posted in: How-To

Author: Tara Lemezis | Published Date: April 14, 2025 | Category: How-To This article was originally published in The Source Weekly on April 9, 2025. A guide to thoughtful […]

How to Take Better Photos of Oregon’s High Desert

By Lace Thornberg on March 9, 2018 | Posted in: How-To

Author: Lace Thornberg | Published: March 9, 2018 | Updated: May 5, 2022 | Categories: How-to Five landscape photographers share their advice: knowledge, persistence, patience The arid landscape that covers […]