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* Discover Oregon's Desert * Our Approach * About US * Get Involved * Donate * * Back DISCOVER OREGON'S HIGH DESERT Did you know that nearly half of Oregon is high desert? At Oregon Natural Desert Association, we strive to connect people to this incredible region. Come explore eastern Oregon with us. Explore each region * JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN * CENTRAL OREGON BACKCOUNTRY * GREATER HART-SHELDON REGION * STEENS MOUNTAIN REGION * OWYHEE CANYONLANDS * OREGON DESERT TRAIL Back * View More PROTECTING PUBLIC LANDS Find out how ONDA ensures that the American public lands in Oregon’s high desert remain in public hands and are thoughtfully utilized. * View More RESTORING LANDS AND WATERS Our stewardship program involves thousands of Oregonians in on-the-ground work that improves the high desert for both people and wildlife. Back * View More OUR STAFF Meet our team and find our current open jobs and internships. * View More OUR COMMUNITY Meet ONDA’s board of directors, and learn about our members and supporters. * View More OUR BLOG Hear from passionate and eloquent storytellers and gain new insights into ONDA's projects and campaigns. * View More PUBLICATIONS Check out our maps, Wild Desert Calendars, Desert Ramblings, and reports. * View More ACCOMPLISHMENTS Scroll through our key achievements since our founding in 1987. * OREGON NATURAL DESERT ASSOCIATION 50 SW Bond Street, Suite 4 Bend, OR US 97702 (541) 330-2638 onda@onda.org Contact Us Back * View More JOIN, RENEW, GIVE Fuel vital conservation work. Give a gift membership, or learn more about making a legacy gift. * View More SUBSCRIBE TO OUR E-NEWS Send desert beauty into your inbox and hear when new stewardship trips and events pop up. * View More FIND AN UPCOMING EVENT Catch a presentation, take part in field work or attend a celebration. * View More TAKE ACTION Advocate for the lands, waters and wildlife you love. * View More VOLUNTEER Get hands-on with ONDA by planting willows, pulling fences, representing ONDA at festivals and more. * OREGON NATURAL DESERT ASSOCIATION Get info on events, issues, and news. FACT What defines Oregon’s high desert? WHAT DEFINES OREGON’S HIGH DESERT? Bounded by the Cascade Mountains to the west and the Blue Mountains to the north, Oregon’s high desert covers approximately 24,000 square miles. Annual rainfall in the high desert varies from 5 to 14 inches. The average elevation is 4,000 feet; at 9,733 feet, the summit of Steens Mountain is the highest point in Oregon’s high desert. The terrain of the high desert was mostly formed by a series of lava flows that occurred between 30 and 10 million years ago. SOURCES: THE OREGON ENCYCLOPEDIA; WIKIPEDIA LISTEN Greater Sage Grouse and Sparrows at Hart Mountain GREATER SAGE GROUSE AND SPARROWS AT HART MOUNTAIN WATCH Sage-grouse Mating Dance SAGE-GROUSE MATING DANCE FINALLY! BLM PROTECTS OWYHEE CANYONLANDS The Bureau of Land Management finalized a new plan conserving more than 400,000 acres in Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands. Dive into how this momentous decision will secure historic wildlands protections. Read Our Deep Dive WOMEN OF THE OWYHEE Join us on a journey of empowerment and inspiration as we honor Women’s History Month with profiles on the remarkable contributions of four women. Read On UPCOMING BEND EVENT: CULTIVATING PARTNERSHIPS Join us on March 19 to explore how a merging of cultures can conserve landscapes. Register for the event now John Aylward UPCOMING PORTLAND EVENT: CULTIVATING PARTNERSHIPS Come together on March 20 to learn about indigenous ecocultural restoration and land stewardship. Get Tickets to the event Now John Aylward * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 WELCOME TO OREGON'S HIGH DESERT WITH NATURAL BEAUTY, DEEP CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AND A WIDE ARRAY OF PLANTS AND WILDLIFE, OREGON’S HIGH DESERT IS AN IMPRESSIVE STRETCH OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, SITUATED ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE GREAT BASIN. MUCH OF OREGON’S DESERT IS PUBLIC LAND, AVAILABLE TO ALL AMERICANS EQUALLY. IF YOU LIKE TO HIKE BIKE, RAFT, FISH, HUNT, STARGAZE, GO BIRDING, WATCH WILDLIFE, OR ENJOY ANY NUMBER OF OTHER RECREATIONAL PURSUITS, YOU CAN FIND AN AMAZING SPOT TO DO THAT HERE, AND ENJOY ABUNDANT SOLITUDE, TOO. OREGON NATURAL DESERT ASSOCIATION INVITES YOU TO SEE FOR YOURSELF HOW UNIQUE AND WILD OREGON’S DRY SIDE IS. Discover Oregon’s Desert CENTRAL OREGON BACKCOUNTRY Visit Central Oregon Greg Burke Website GREATER HART-SHELDON REGION Explore Hart-Sheldon Greg Burke Website JOHN DAY RIVER BASIN Discover John Day Steve Roelof Website OWYHEE CANYONLANDS Explore the Owyhee Mark Darnell STEENS MOUNTAIN REGION Visit Steens Barb Rumer OREGON DESERT TRAIL Trek the Oregon Desert Trail Sage Brown Website * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 CARING FOR THE DESERT WE LOVE OREGON NATURAL DESERT ASSOCIATION ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO GET TO KNOW THE DESERT AND TO TAKE STEPS TO CONSERVE THESE PUBLIC LANDS. ONDA IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DEFENDS PUBLIC LANDS FROM THREATS, PARTNERS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAND MANAGERS TO PRESERVE NATURAL VALUES, ENCOURAGES THE EXPLORATION OF WILD PLACES, AND RESTORES LANDS AND WATERS TO GIVE DESERT WILDLIFE SAFE HABITAT IN WHICH TO THRIVE. Our Approach THE VOICE OF THE DESERT ONDA IS THE ONLY CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRESERVING OREGON’S HIGH DESERT. OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS LIVE IN PORTLAND, BEND, ALL THROUGHOUT OREGON STATE, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND ABROAD. OUR DREAM? WE ENVISION A HIGH DESERT IN OREGON WHERE EIGHT MILLION ACRES OF PUBLIC LANDS ARE CONSERVED TO ENSURE THAT FISH AND WILDLIFE THRIVE AND WILD PLACES EXIST FOR ALL PEOPLE TO TREASURE AND EXPLORE, NOW AND ALWAYS. About Us Jim Davis Website Gary Calicott Website Jill Hardy Gena Goodman-Campbell Sage Brown Website * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7 GET INVOLVED LOOKING TO GET TO KNOW THIS DESERT AND THIS COMMUNITY BETTER? THE BEST WAY TO HEAR ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS ONDA IS HOSTING AND STEWARDSHIP WORK WE ARE LEADING IS TO SIGN UP FOR OUR EMAIL UPDATES. Subscribe Today CULTIVATING PARTNERSHIPS: TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE IN LAND STEWARDSHIP (BEND) 19 Mar Spend an evening with Dr. Cristina Eisenberg, a community ecologist and Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence and Director of Tribal Initiatives at Oregon State... CULTIVATING PARTNERSHIPS: TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE IN LAND STEWARDSHIP (PORTLAND) 20 Mar Spend an evening with Dr. Cristina Eisenberg, a community ecologist and Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence and Director of Tribal Initiatives at Oregon State... TRACING GEOLOGICAL HISTORY THROUGH ROCKS AND MINERALS IN OREGON’S DESERT (PORTLAND) 11 Apr Join us for the final events of Oregon Natural Desert Association’s 2024 High Desert Speaker Series, featuring Alison Jean Cole—an author, rockhound, and lapidary... LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT ONDA’S CONSERVATION WORK TAKES PLACE ON THE TRADITIONAL LANDS OF THE NORTHERN PAIUTE, WASCO, WARM SPRINGS, BANNOCK AND SHOSHONE PEOPLE, AS WELL AS CEDED LANDS OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, AND ON LANDS CURRENTLY MANAGED BY THE BURNS PAIUTE TRIBE AND THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF WARM SPRINGS. MANY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LIVE IN OREGON’S HIGH DESERT REGION TODAY, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE BURNS PAIUTE TRIBE, THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF WARM SPRINGS (WASCO, WARM SPRINGS AND PAIUTE), THE KLAMATH TRIBES (KLAMATH, MODOC AND YAHOOSKIN) AND THE FORT MCDERMITT PAIUTE AND SHOSHONE TRIBE. * GIVE * ADVOCATE * VOLUNTEER GET INFO ON EVENTS, ISSUES, AND NEWS. Email Signup OREGON NATURAL DESERT ASSOCIATION Federal non-profit tax ID: 94-3098621 MAIN OFFICE 50 SW Bond Street, Suite 4 | Bend, OR 97702 (541) 330-2638 onda@onda.org PORTLAND OFFICE 2009 NE Alberta Street, Suite 207 | Portland, OR 97211 (503) 703-1006 Copyright © 2024 Oregon Natural Desert Association. All Rights Reserved. Site by TMBR DISCOVER OREGONS DESERT * Oregon Desert Trail * Owyhee Canyonlands * John Day River Basin * Central Oregon Backcountry * Greater Hart-Sheldon * Steens Mountain Region * Visitor’s Guides OUR APPROACH * Protecting Public Land and Wildlife * Restoring Lands and Waters * Our Vision, Mission and Values * Our Commitment to Justice, Equity and Inclusion ABOUT US * Our Team * Our Community * Our Blog * Press * Publications * Accomplishments * Financials * Careers GET INVOLVED * Join, Renew, or Give a Gift * Subscribe to Our E-News * Take Action * Volunteer * Find an Event * Purchase Your Wild Desert Calendar * Contact Us