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Wild Desert Calendar Oregon Natural Desert Association Oregon Natural Desert Association: Keeping Oregon’S Desert Wild 2014 Wild Desert Calendar Oregon Natural Desert Association Oregon Natural Desert Association: Keeping Oregon’s Desert Wild ONDA’s strength stems from its community: thousands of hard-working volunteers, dedicated donors and passionate advocates. Whether to pull abandoned fence or push for wilderness legislation, they have continually come together throughout ONDA’s 25-year history over their shared devotion to Oregon’s high desert. That’s because to know Oregon’s desert is to love it. So enjoy these stunning images as we celebrate the Wild Desert Calendar’s 10th year of connecting people to these wild and special places. We hope you’ll visit and experience them firsthand – then join us in helping conserve Oregon’s stunning rivers and landscapes. Visit www.ONDA.org/get-involved top row: Sage Clegg on the first ever, end-to-end hike of the Oregon Desert Trail © Sage Clegg; Sutton Moutain bloom © Jim Davis; Annual General Membership Meeting © Allison Crotty. second row: Owyhee inventory © Chris Hansen; Annual General Membership Meeting © Allison Crotty; Honeycombs weekend © Chris Hansen. third row: Owyhee inventory © Jim Davis; Honeycombs © Chris Hansen; Pine Mountain camp © ONDA. bottom row: Burrowing owl, © Nick Dobric; Owyhee River © Chris Hansen; Annual General Membership Meeting © Allison Crotty. Oregon’s Wild Desert: 8 million acres to explore WASHINGTON Not far from Oregon’s signature moss-dripped forests lies a high Portland desert wildland that stretches across half the state. Out here, gnarled Lower John Day River juniper trees, sheer canyons, craggy peaks and quiet expanses Pacific Cathedral Rock provide a vast haven for wildlife, as well as a wonderland for outdoor Spring Basin Ocean & Horse Heaven adventures. Sutton Mountain This is the awe-inspiring place that the Oregon Natural Desert Whychus-Deschutes Joh C n Day R. Association (ONDA) presents to you in its 2014 Wild Desert Calendar. ro IDAHO . ok R ed R s . With these images of existing and proposed wilderness, we invite e Bend t Hidden Springs Eugene u Ontario h c you to join ONDA’s more than 4,500 members and supporters in s . e R M . D s a ur R e lhe celebrating the wonder of Oregon’s high desert. Oregon i v l i Badlands S Burns ONDA has worked for more than 25 years to protect, defend and restore this landscape for future generations. While roughly 8 million Hart acres of potential wilderness exists in Oregon’s high desert, only 1 Mountain Owyhee Refuge Canyonlands percent of this land is permanently protected. Ow yh e e R . When our favorite places are protected as wilderness, we take comfort Oregon Desert Trail Desert Wilderness in knowing that we can return year after year, season after season, to 210,000 acres Steens Unprotected Wilderness Mountain landscapes changed only by the elements. By partnering with land- 7.8 million acres Lakeview owners, government agencies, elected officials and individuals like Oregon's Desert Lands 27.6 million acres CALIFORNIA NEVADA you, ONDA provides a strong voice for Oregon’s high desert. Wildlife Refuge Sheldon Refuge The special places where we work Owyhee Canyonlands: At more than 2 river canyons and dense forests of old- John Day River: The John Day River basin, including Sutton Mountain and worked to protect, restore and connect million acres, Oregon’s Owyhee Canyon- growth juniper, the gateway to Oregon’s flows freely, absent of dams. It hosts the Lower John Day River. this region for decades. lands region is the largest expanse of un- dry side is a desert wonderland unto prime habitat for summer steelhead and developed, unprotected wildlands in the itself. In addition to providing world- is one of the few remaining wild spring Greater Hart-Sheldon Landscape: Steens Mountain: ONDA played a criti- lower 48 states. Its canyons, pinnacles class recreation right outside city limits Chinook salmon runs in the Columbia Spanning more than 4 million acres, cal role in securing a wilderness designa- and rivers prompt wonderment that such – including rafting, hiking, mountain River Basin. ONDA has partnered with the Greater Hart-Sheldon Landscape is a tion for this iconic mountain and con- a landscape exists in Oregon. Protection biking and climbing – many of its local landowners and ranchers on wilder- diverse expanse of mountains, wetlands, tinues to advocate on its behalf today. In of the Owyhee is one of ONDA’s top pri- waterways are also critical spawning ness for the Cathedral Rock and Horse sagebrush steppe and canyons. It’s also a pushing for “smart from the start” energy orities for the coming year. grounds for salmon and steelhead. Heaven areas of the river and is working haven for wildlife: More than 300 species development, ONDA has stood against Current initiatives include collaborative closely with county officials, community thrive here, including migrating water- placing wind turbines at the mountain’s Central Oregon Backcountry: With efforts to protect the Whychus-Deschutes leaders and landowners to protect other fowl, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep crest. ONDA has also worked to prevent its rolling sagebrush plains, dramatic and Hidden Springs areas. sensitive public land in the John Day and Greater sage-grouse. ONDA has carving unnecessary roads into Steens. onda wild desert 2014 • www.onda.org Downstream view from Three Forks, Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands proposed wilderness. © Tyson Fisher J a n u a r y sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday 1 2 3 4 Quadrantid meteor Perihelion (Earth closest New Year’s Day shower (40/hour) to Sun) 4 am pst 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 onda incorporated, 1989 Aldo Leopold born, 1887 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Alvord Desert. © Al St. John Wilderness is a place to learn gratitude, humility and dependency...A nation that 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 creates and maintains protected wilderness is showing capability of a kinder, gentler and more sustainable relationship with Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday observed this planet. Can anything really be more important? Dr. Roderick Frazier Nash 26 27 28 29 30 31 ONDA Wild Desert Blog Edward Abbey, born 1927 Cows removed from Honor Ed’s ‘wild’ legacy. Donner und Blitzen Wild ONDA.org/support & Scenic River, 1997 Working to protect, defend and restore Oregon’s high desert for more than 25 years! onda wild desert 2014 • www.onda.org Steens Mountain view from Alvord Desert Wilderness Study Area. © Sean Bagshaw F e b r u a r y sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Groundhog Day Mickey Basin. © Tyson Fisher You have entered the country of shadow. And 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 a vast and brooding presence that had been hiding, moments earlier, behind the gauze St. Valentine’s Day Show your wild deserts of light is now slowly walking toward you some love! ONDA.org/support through the clarified air. It is the breathing body of the mountain itself. David Abram 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology Presidents’ Day 23 24 25 26 27 28 Howard Zahniser, father of 1964 Wilderness Act, First Gray Wolf in 37 years born, 1906 enters Oregon, 1999 Discover southeastern Oregon’s desert jewel… onda wild desert 2014 • www.onda.org Honeycombs, Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands proposed wilderness. © Greg Burke M a r c h sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Collared Lizard. © Al St. John Ash Wednesday You see these things, even if you are not 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 looking. You come out and the animals will find you, even if you never know they are there. Whether you are observant, curious, Daylight Saving Time unaware, reluctant, or apathetic, they will begins, 2 am find you. Craig Childs The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Spring Equinox, 9:57 am pdt ‘Spring’ into action for Oregon’s high desert. John McConnell, Earth Day St. Patrick’s Day ONDA.org/support founder, born, 1905 23 24 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 (30) Oregon Badlands and Spring Basin wilderness areas designated, 2009 Explore, restore and celebrate the high desert: Volunteer with ONDA! onda wild desert 2014 • www.onda.org Middle Deschutes Canyon, proposed Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness. © Jim Davis A p r i l sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Palm Sunday First day of Passover Good Friday Western Screech-Owl. © Jim Davis People usually consider walking on water or 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 in thin air a miracle. The miracle is not to Last day of Passover walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the Earth Day Do you agree that wild First Earth Day, 1970 deserts make our green earth, dwelling deeply in the present Lyrid meteor shower planet amazing? Easter John Muir born, 1838 (20/hour) ONDA.org/support moment and feeling truly alive. Thich Nhat Hanh 27 28 29 30 Find the gateway to Oregon’s high desert… onda wild desert 2014 • www.onda.org Succor Creek Natural Area, adjacent to Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands proposed wilderness. © Alan Majchrowicz M a y sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cinco de Mayo Celebremos Oregon’s desiertos salvajes! ONDA.org/support Eta Aquarid meteor shower (30/hour) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Three Forks, Owyhee River. © Curtis Reesor Mother’s Day Once you’ve spent time in these incredible desert places, photos or maps are no longer 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 two-dimensional.
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