Stream Restoration of Robinson Creek
Pine Creek Conservation Area
March 14 (Fri.) 5:00 PM to March 16 (Sun.) 3:00 PM
Steelhead are being found further and further up Robinson Canyon.  This small stream is in fact important fish rearing habitat: come help us continue to improve stream condition by planting willows along the stream banks. For registration and additional information click HERE.
 

Annual Membership Meeting
Hancock Field Station
April 11 (Fri.) 5:00 PM to April 13 (Sun.) 1:00 PM
Members and non-members are welcome to join ONDA at Hancock field station to participate in a weekend of desert restoration, salmon bake and bluegrass music by BendNStrings

Check out PHOTOS of this year's Annual Meeting

Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge
April 24 (Thurs.), 12:00 AM to April 27 (Sun.), 12:00 AM
Calling all bird lovers and early morning risers: Head out to Hart Mountain for three days of sage grouse counting, hiking and hot springs. If this weekend doesn't work for you, the refuge needs volunteers from March 17-May 4. For registration and additional information click HERE.

Owyhee River Raft Trip
Lower Owyhee River
May 1 (Thurs.), 8:30 AM to to May 5 (Mon.), 4:00 PM
Join ONDA for an amazing five-day river trip along one of the wildest, most remote roadless areas in the lower forty-eight! For registration and additional information click HERE.  Click here for the great (April) photo of Owyhee's Chalk Basin in the 2008 ONDA calendar.

John Day "Float and Pull"
John Day River, Pine Creek Conservation Area
May 8 (Thurs.), 10:30 AM to May 11 (Sun.), 4:00 PM
Back by popular demand! Ouzel Outfitters will be our guide down the John Day River. One of the four days will be spent conducting restoration work at Pine Creek Conservation Area, and the others will be spent rafting and exploring the area.  For registration and additional information click HERE.

Steens Mountain Fence Pull
Steens Mountain Wilderness
July 1 (Tues.), 6:00 PM to July 6 (Sun.) 4:00 PM
"The Crown Jewel of Oregon's high desert" Steens Mountain rises a vertical mile above the surrounding landscape.  Come join us on the Northwest slope of the Wilderness Area, pulling fence to enhance wildlife habitat. For Registration and additional information click HERE.  To see photos of the Steens from the (October and December) 2008 calendar click here.

Steens Mountain Wilderness
July 11 (Fri.), 6:00 PM to  July 13 (Sun.)  4:00 PM
Be a field botanist for the weekend!  Join us on an new annual project documenting plant community change within the Western Juniper Management Area.  General plant identification skills are desirable, but are not required. We will help familiarize you the first day. This should be a truly enjoyable weekend, at the peak of flower bloom in the Steens.  For Registration and additional information click HERE.

Hart Mountain Fence Pull
Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge
July 27 (Sun.), 12:00 AM to July 31(Thurs.), 4:00 PM
Come help ONDA work towards finishing off the final 12 miles of fence remaining at Hart Mountain, and take a soak in the hot springs! This trip will not overlap with hunting season. For registration and additional information click HERE.

Steens Mountain Fence Pull
Steens Mountain Wilderness
August 5 (Tues.), 6:00 PM to August 10 (Sun.) 4:00 PM
Did you miss the first Steens fence pull?  Come help continue the good work in a similar area: pulling fence to enhance wildlife habitat. For Registration and additional information click HERE.  To see photos of the Steens (October and December) from the 2008 calendar click here.

Sutton Mountain Fence Pull
Sutton Mountain Wilderness Study Area
September 5 (Fri.), 5:00 PM to September 7 (Sun.) 5:00 PM
Join us for a weekend atop Sutton Mountain, just an hour's drive East of Prineville.  Next to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, you'll be able to get a close look at the area's volcanically formed geologies while traveling off the beaten path.  We'll pull obsolete fence on Saturday, and enjoy an optional hike on Sunday.  For registration and additional information click HERE.

Steens Mountain Fence Pull
Steens Mountain Wilderness
September 9 (Tues.), 6:00 PM to September 14 (Sun.) 4:00 PM
The Steens in the fall is a magical place.  Join us for our last fence pull of the year! For Registration and additional information click HERE.  To see photos of the Steens (October and December) from the 2008 calendar click here.

Sutton Mountain Restoration Trip
Sutton Mountain & Pat's Cabin Wilderness Study Areas
September 20 (Sat.), 9:00 AM to September 21 (Sun.) 4:00 PM
This trip is an excellent way to explore the Sutton Mountain area by working on multiple small projects next to the John Day river and in Pat's Cabin WSA.  For registration and additional information, click HERE. 

Robinson Creek Restoration Trip
Pine Creek Conservation Area
October 24 (Fri.), 6:00 PM to October 26 (Sunday) 4:00 PM
Probably our last restoration trip of the season: Come help with tree planting or fence pulls during the day, and be in a great location to watch the Orionid meteor showers by night.  For Registration and additional information click HERE.