From our calendar of interesting events:
Tuesday to Friday, September 26 to 29, 2006, join ONDA in the Steens/ Alvord Desert to help inventory wilderness values on your public lands
Areas we will be inventorying that are currently not protected include the highlands and lowlands below the summits of the Steens Wilderness. 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 Mann Lake along the Fields Delano Highway bordering the Alvord Desert. Spend the days inventorying wilderness-quality lands; spend the evenings stargazing or visiting with fellow volunteers.

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.