400,000 acres of public lands in Eastern Oregon get environmental protections. By April Ehrlich (OPB) Feb. 23, 2024 10:44 p.m. ... including the Oregon Natural Desert Association.

PART 6 of 8 Oregon's high desert begins in the eastern rain shadow of the Cascades, less than a two-hour drive from the cities of the Willamette Valley. The Deschutes, Crooked and John Day rivers ...