Friends Group · Bend, OR
Oregon Natural Desert Association
Owyhee Canyonlands is written into their mission
18 staff + 115 volunteers75¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1987
Stand · Find your defenders
Who’s defending the Owyhee Canyonlands?
19 groups have it in their care
BLM land in Oregon, 2.5M acres, managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
The defenders
The groups doing the most work here
One group is on the record for Owyhee Canyonlands, in the order they carry the weight. The range says how strongly our editors, the court dockets and their own filings tie each one here. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
71–76% match
18 more groups also work this ground
On the ground in Oregon
Cascadia WildlandsThey work only in OregonGrassrootsOregon WildThey work only in OregonGrassrootsGreater Hells Canyon CouncilOregon is one of the 2 states they work inFriends GroupSoda Mountain Wilderness CouncilThey work only in OregonFriends GroupSteens Mountain Advisory CouncilThey work only in OregonFriends GroupHigh Desert MuseumThey work only in OregonStewardship
More ways in
Northwest Youth CorpsOregon is one of the 2 states they work inStewardshipMazamasOregon is one of the 2 states they work inRecreationWilderness Society - Deschutes CollaborativeThey work only in OregonFriends GroupCrag Law CenterThey work only in OregonLegalCrater Lake TrustThey work only in OregonFriends GroupPacific RiversThey work only in OregonAdvocacyKlamath Forest AllianceOregon is one of the 2 states they work inFriends GroupDiscover Your NorthwestOregon is one of the 2 states they work inFriends GroupPacific Crest Trail AssociationOregon is one of the 3 states they work inTrailsFriends of the Columbia GorgeOregon is one of the 2 states they work inFriends GroupAdvocates for the WestWorking this regionLegalWildEarth GuardiansWorking this regionLegal
The situation
What’s happening to Owyhee Canyonlands
Oregon’s outback. Deep river canyons, sagebrush steppe, and some of the most remote country in the Lower 48, land that has never seen a paved road. Sage-grouse country, pronghorn country. Wilderness protections keep stalling in Congress while overgrazing degrades the streams that hold it all together.
- 2009Owyhee Public Land Management Act protects 1M+ acres
- 2025Grazing impacts on unprotected lands remain severe
Overgrazing degrading riparian areas
Source: Oregon Natural Desert Association · January 15, 2025
No public comment window is open on Owyhee Canyonlands right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
In the courts
The cases over this place
The dockets we track that name Owyhee Canyonlands directly. Active first.
ClosedOnda v. Jeff RoseNinth Circuit · filed 2019 · Docket ↗
Your move
How to stand for the Owyhee Canyonlands
GiveGive to Oregon Natural Desert Association
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
Their donation page ↗SpeakCall your representativesA ready call script on Owyhee Canyonlands, plus any comment window as it opens.
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Threatened Lands MapOwyhee Canyonlands has defenders. It needs more.
1 group on the record, Oregon Natural Desert Association with 18 staff + 115 volunteers. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.