Taylor Goforth, Sage Society member
“I support ONDA on a monthly basis as a way I can keep in touch with the root of my conservation ethic and allow for their strong advocacy work to keep going. I count on them!”
Tibetan Monks Visit Sutton Mountain
Oregon Desert Trail Map
Dates |
Trip Name |
Region |
Leader |
Difficulty |
| August 8-11 | Cottonwood Canyon BDA Install #2 | John Day River Basin | Jefferson Jacobs | 3 | ||||
| August 22-25 | Cottonwood Canyon BDA Install #3 | John Day River Basin | Jefferson Jacobs | 3 | ||||
| August 26-29 | Malheur Refuge Fence Mapping | Steens Mountain Region | Lisa Foster | 2 |
| Sept 9-12 | South Fork WSA Fence Build #2 | Crooked River Basin | Lisa Foster | 5+ | ||||
| Sept 9-13 | Steens Mountain Wilderness Nye Trail Work | Steens Mountain Region | Renee Patrick | 5 | ||||
| Sept 17-20 | Pine Creek Restoration (for KEEN employees) | John Day River Basin | Ben Gordon | 3 | ||||
| Sept 27-29 | Fremont National Recreation Trail work for National Public Lands Day | Greater Hart-Sheldon Region | Renee Patrick | 3 | ||||
| Sept 30-Oct 3 | Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Fence Pull | Steens Mountain Region | Lisa Foster | 3 |
| Oct 10-13 | Jake Place Planting #2 | Crooked River Basin | Jefferson Jacobs | 3 | ||||
| Oct 14-17 | Denny Jones Ranch Restoration #3 | Malheur River Basin | Ben Gordon | 3 | ||||
| Oct 14-17 | Camp Creek Planting | Malheur National Forest | Lisa Foster | 3 | ||||
| Oct 22-23 | Cottonwood Canyon Exclosure Build | John Day River Basin | Jefferson Jacobs | 3 |
| Nov 1-4 | Cottonwood Canyon Planting | John Day River Basin | Jefferson Jacobs | 3 | ||||
| Nov 4-7 | Clear Creek Planting | Malheur National Forest | Lisa Foster | 3 | ||||
| Nov 13-15 | Deschutes/Tumalo Planting | Deschutes River Basin | Jefferson Jacobs | 2 |
ONDA’s stewardship and restoration work is generously supported by many individuals, dozens of business members and American Hiking Society, Clabough Foundation, Clif Bar Family Foundation, Charlotte Martin Foundation, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, The Mazamas, National Forest Foundation, Oregon State Parks, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, REI, Rockwell Collins and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Learn more about our Trip Difficulty Ratings.
Looking for something a little different than our stewardship trips? Check out our Independent Stewards program.
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Oregon Natural Desert Association’s Independent Stewards program offers volunteers a self-directed option for promoting a healthy high desert in addition to our structured option of guided stewardship trips. ONDA provides participants with resources and specific assignments; they learn new skills and complete critical tasks while giving their high desert adventures an elevated purpose.
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