Volunteer opportunities in Bend, Oregon
Oregon Natural Desert Association
also known as ONDA
About Oregon Natural Desert Association
Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) is a Bend-based nonprofit that has protected, defended, and restored Oregon's high desert public lands, waters, and wildlife since 1987. Nearly half of Oregon is high desert, and ONDA's work spans the Central Oregon backcountry, the John Day River Basin, the Greater Hart-Sheldon region, Steens Mountain, the Owyhee Canyonlands, and the 750-mile Oregon Desert Trail. That's why many of its volunteer projects take Central Oregonians well beyond the region's home counties. It combines conservation advocacy, science-based restoration, and public engagement, with offices in Bend and Portland.
Volunteering looks like
Free spring and fall stewardship trips restore streams, plant willows, and pull old fence from the Central Oregon backcountry to Steens Mountain and the Owyhee, with tools and training provided and no experience needed. Closer to home, volunteers join the Bend office crew, mail the Wild Desert Calendar, staff events like the High Desert Hootenanny, and lend photo, video, and writing skills. Schools, businesses, and groups can volunteer together.
Who can volunteer
Focus areas
Where it serves
Classification
- Nonprofit
- Public charity
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Connect Central Oregon
Connect Central Oregon is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that strengthens communities in Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties and Warm Springs by connecting people with volunteer opportunities, board positions, and mentorship. This directory is free to use, with no account, no login and no middleman.
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