The Last Darkness
Stewardship Fence Building Timelapse
Young Horny Toad Lizard
In the summer these lizards begin foraging for food as soon as their body temperature rises as the heat of the day increases. They feed on slow-moving, ground-dwelling insects. In the fall they hibernate by burying themselves in the sand.
Latin name: Phrysonoma platyrhinos
Dates |
Trip Name |
Region |
Leader |
Difficulty |
| March 15 | Clarno Willow Harvest #2 | John Day River Basin | Lisa Foster | 1 | ||||
| March 22 | Clarno Willow Harvest #3 | John Day River Basin | Lisa Foster | 1 | ||||
| March 21-24 | Hart Mountain Lek Monitoring | Greater Hart-Sheldon Region | Jeremy Austin | 3 |
APRIL
| April 16 | Willow Creek Planting | Deschutes River Basin | Jefferson Jacobs | 2 | ||||
| April 19-21 | Annual General Meeting | John Day River Basin | Caelin Weiss | 2 | ||||
| April 25-30 | Owyhee River Rafting | Owyhee Canyonlands | Corie Harlan | 3 | ||||
| April 29-May 2 | Denny Jones Ranch Restoration #1 (for Keen employees) | Malheur River Basin | Ben Gordon | 3 |
| May 2-5 | Jake Place Planting #1 | Crooked River Basin | Jefferson Jacobs | 2 | ||||
| May 9 -12 | Cottonwood Canyon BDA Install #1 | John Day River Basin | Jefferson Jacobs | 3 | ||||
| May 13-17 | Denny Jones Ranch Restoration #2 | Malheur River Basin | Ben Gordon | 2 | ||||
| May 14-17 | John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Fence Retrofit | John Day River Basin | Lisa Foster | 4 | ||||
| May 17-19 | Spring Basin Trail Inventory | John Day River Basin | Renee Patrick | 4 | ||||
| May 23-26 | High Lakes Fence Pull | Greater Hart-Sheldon Region | Jeremy Austin | 4 |
| June 6-9 | South Fork WSA Fence Build #1 | Crooked River Basin | Lisa Foster | 5+ | ||||
| June 27-30 | Fremont National Recreation Trail Work | Greater Hart-Sheldon Region | Renee Patrick | 5 |
| July 10-15 | Steens Mountain Wilderness Big Indian Gorge Trail Work | Steens Mountain Region | Renee Patrick | 5 | ||||
| July 18-21 | Steens Mountain Fence Flagging with BHA | Steens Mountain Region | Lisa Foster | 3 |
| 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, business members and American Hiking Society, Clabough Foundation, Clif Bar Family 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.
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