Oregon Natural Desert Association is a 1,200-member, grassroots organization committed to protecting, defending, and restoring the health of Oregon's native deserts. Founded in 1987, ONDA is the only group working exclusively to protect Oregon's vast High Desert. Over the past 20 years, ONDA has earned many successes including the protection of Steens Mountain as the nation's first cow-free Wilderness in 2000, and the removal of livestock from both the Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge and the Wild and Scenic Owyhee River.

Recent Grant History:

2010 - $200,000 A three-year grant to protect the unique landscapes of Central Oregon's high desert and to expand the organization's policy and outreach efforts. Place-based Conservation

2009 - $20,000 To permanently protect wildlands in Central Oregon's High Desert. Place-based Conservation

2008 - $3,000 To report on wind power development and its impact on wildlife in oregon's High Desert. Opportunity Fund

2008 - $25,000 To protect central Oregon's Badlands as a gateway to the state's high desert. Place-based Conservation

2007 - $625 To provide leadership training. Conservation Policy