ONDA
Each year, hundreds of Oregon Natural Desert Association volunteers protect and restore the public lands of Oregon’s high desert.
You might find yourself restoring streams, improving trails, mailing thank you letters, attending meetings, or welcoming people at ONDA events. With many different ways to pitch in and help, your effort, skills and passion are needed and appreciated. We’d love to have you join our vibrant community of desert advocates.
Wind and Birds in Quaking Aspen
Scott Bowler, Portland-based ONDA member
“The desert speaks for itself, but very softly. I support ONDA to promote and enable discovery of the amazing beauty and recreational opportunities of the high desert by much broader groups of people; and most especially to protect forever the full and diverse landscape of the Owyhee Canyonlands, a place without parallel or equal in our country.”
Western Rattlesnake
Also known as the Great Basin Rattlesnake, these pit vipers have buff-tan coloring and small, oval blotches to blend into their arid surroundings. Small heat-sensing indentations on each side of the snake’s snout detects warm-blooded prey for better striking accuracy in the dark. Source: The Oregon Encyclopedia
Latin name: Crotalus oreganus lutosus
Typically, ONDA works with hundreds of volunteers throughout the year who play an integral part in our outreach, conservation and restoration work and we’re looking forward to hosting volunteers again when it’s safe to do so. To join our list of office and event volunteers in either Bend or Portland, fill out the volunteer application form above, or email Caelin if you are interested in helping out in Central Oregon and email Corinne if you are interested in helping out in Portland or elsewhere on the west side.
Another critical way you can volunteer in support of your public lands is to become an advocate. To be kept up to date on when action is needed, text ONDA to 52886 and subscribe to ONDA’s e-newsletter.
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In 2021, ONDA is offering a range of on-the-ground restoration, monitoring, and inventory projects for individuals and household groups to complete on their own schedule.
Calling all photographers! You can use your creativity and talent to support conservation. ONDA invites you to submit your best shots of Oregon’s high desert for possible feature in our iconic Wild Desert Calendar.
Or, to share images at any time for use in our publications or social media, email our communications manager.