Causes: Environment, Land Resources Conservation, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection, Water, Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management

Mission: ONDA got its start in the mid-1980's, when a small group of desert activists joined together to advocate for the permanent protection of Oregon's arid wildlands. In 1989, the organization was formally incorporated as a non-profit conservation group. Since then, we've emerged as a leader in efforts to protect High Desert lands and water from irresponsible livestock grazing, industrial recreation, mining, and geothermal development. ONDA uses education, litigation, and lobbying to achieve its mission and is one of only a handful of groups in the West focused on the protection of grasslands and desert waterways. ONDA has 1,200 members living throughout the United States.