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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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet the People Behind Portland’s High Desert Hootenanny

By on December 2, 2025 | Posted in: A Conversation With

Author: Mateo Reynaud  |  Published: December 2, 2025  |  Category: A Conversation With Reflections on volunteer engagement from Mateo Reynaud, ONDA’s 2025 Fall Hillis Intern To me, the most rewarding […]

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Supporting Tribal Leaders in Conservation

By on September 18, 2025 | Posted in: Notes from the Desert

Author: Gena Goodman-Campbell  |  Published: September 18, 2025  | Category: Notes from the Desert This article originally appeared in the Fall + Winter 2025 Desert Ramblings Newsletter. ONDA’s ongoing partnership […]

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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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