“Filling Up on the Dark Night Skies of the Owyhee Desert"
Recently a group of Friends of the Owyhee ventured to Birch Creek Historic Ranch for a sun-drenched, quiet celebration of Public Lands...
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denispijetlovic
Sep 42 min read
Encounters in the Wild: Leslie, the Old Wild Horse of the Owyhee
Author: Denis Pijetlovic (Germany) | Trail-Name: Rooster On my thru-hike (May-July 2024) along the Oregon Desert Trail (ODT) in the...
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MJ Winter - Community Organizer
Aug 143 min read
PERSONAL STEWARDSHIP IN OUR PUBLIC LANDS
Stewardship on our public lands.
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Andrea Bonadiman
May 224 min read
Mental Health & the Outdoors
In an age where we are all constantly going from task to task oftentimes with our eyes suctioned upon a screen for hours on end, it can...
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Andrea Bonadiman
Apr 12 min read
Guardians of the Owyhee: A Call to Protect Our Western Frontier
Out on the Western front, when you grow up in the vastness of open spaces, rolling hills, and abundance of access to public lands; it is...
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Sammy Castonguay
Mar 28, 20235 min read
Owyhee Challenge!
Supporting community, supporting health, and supporting responsible recreation! [Most of the] Friends of the Owyhee "team" for the Owyhee...
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Sammy Castonguay
Oct 20, 20226 min read
Partners Building Community: EUVALCREE and Friends of the Owyhee
“Can you put together some outdoor activities for us? Things that are fun but also educational about the outdoors, about nature? About...
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Katalin Plummer
Jul 29, 20224 min read
A Morning at Succor Creek
I’m not sure which month is the hottest here in eastern Oregon, July or August. In any case, the stifling heat of the summer months makes...
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Steve Silva
Jul 22, 20227 min read
Trail Dust: A Desert of a Different Stripe: The Trans-Zion Trek
All photos below are by Steve Silva. All this year, I've enjoyed a great and regular routine of wandering around our local desert,...
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Steve Silva
Jun 20, 20226 min read
Trail Dust: Trail Angels & Purposeful Kindness
Wow! What started out as a dry and nervous spring has turned into one wild and wooly early season to be remembered. I had given up on any...
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Katalin Plummer
Apr 8, 20227 min read
Lucky #12: Group Size Limits in Wilderness Standards
Maybe it's just me, but when a colleague that has been working in the industry longer than I have tells me a piece of information, I...
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Katalin Plummer
Mar 11, 20226 min read
Leave the Arrowhead: Respecting Public Lands & Their Resources
A couple of weeks ago, we had our donor recognition celebration at our favorite Ontario hangout, Berts Growler Garage. While we had some...
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Steve Silva
Feb 4, 20225 min read
Trail Dust: Owyhee Hiking Club (Or Looking at Cool Rocks Club)
As another month rolls in, I couldn’t help but think that January just wasn't going to end. Between the cold temperatures, the sun...
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Steve Silva
Jan 7, 20225 min read
Trail Dust: Oregon Desert Trail
The new year is upon us, and for me, that's an exciting mark on my calendar. While many think that winter is still in charge, I challenge...
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Steve Silva
Dec 17, 20216 min read
Trail Dust: Use Your Winter Wisely
Winter. What does the word mean to you? Do you see mountains of white or feel the bone-numbing cold of the Arctic? We have four distinct...
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Sammy Castonguay
Nov 8, 20216 min read
Mission Fulfilling Day
We were on the road before sunrise. “Just left Ontario,” Tim texted. “Grabbing the coffee,” I replied. Sunrise cast pink-orange light on...
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Sammy Castonguay
Sep 28, 20218 min read
In Search of Owyhee's Oldest Rocks
Jack Peak—standing at just over 10,000 feet and seen here at the head of a glacial valley—is made of approximately 400 million-year-old...
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Chris Chalmers
Aug 27, 20213 min read
A Leslie Gulch Adventure
This guest post comes from Chris Chalmers, a web developer and proud dad. All photos are his. This April, I took my family to Leslie...
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Tim Davis
Jul 27, 20214 min read
The US Air Force & the Owyhee
The United States Air Force (“Air Force”) has proposed to lower the flight ceiling as well as the subsonic and supersonic barriers over...
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Katalin Plummer
Jun 3, 20213 min read
A Day in the Owyhee
I’m learning that, in this industry, sometimes the work is well-timed and easily planned out. Other times, it’s a mad rush to the...
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