From our calendar of interesting events:
Thursday, July 28 to Wednesday, August 3, 2005, join ONDA in the Stinkingwater Mountains to help inventory wilderness values on your public lands
Areas we will be inventorying that are currently not protected include Drewsey Table, Merlie Butte, Crane Creek Mountains, Buzzard Ridge, and Bartlett Mountain. Inventory work will include hiking, driving, taking photos, mapping, and writing. No experience is necessary as ONDA’s staff will provide the training and tools (cameras, GPS units, field guides, and maps); you just need to show up! Base camp is located at Chukar Park Campground (directions below). Spend the days inventorying wilderness-quality lands; spend the evenings stargazing, visiting with fellow volunteers, or fishing along the North Fork Malheur River.

Please bring your own food, camp stove, sleeping bag, blankets, sleeping pad, tent, towel, dinnerware, sunscreen, mosquito spray, and pillow. Other indispensable items include: water bottles, hiking footwear, long pants, sun hat, waterproof footwear, camp chair, binoculars, drinks and tasty snacks. If you have your own digital camera, compass, GPS unit, and/or field guides, we strongly encourage you to bring them. For information call Bob Speik at 541-385-0445. See photos of a previous trip.

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Oregon Natural Desert Association - ONDA

 VOLUNTEER WILDERNESS INVENTORIES
Photos of the Alvord Desert side of the Steens WSA in eastern Oregon
ONDA survey of Owyhee Canyon
Owyhee Canyon Wilderness study area
Oregon's Owyhee River inventory delivered to BLM
About the Owyhee River wilderness inventory with ONDA