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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...

Chris Chalmers
Aug 27, 20213 min read
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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...

Tim Davis
Jul 27, 20214 min read
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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...

Katalin Plummer
Jun 3, 20213 min read
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How To Leave No Trace
Summer is just around the corner, and we’re all spending much more time outdoors, whether it’s with FOTO or not (although, you know, it...

Katalin Plummer
May 14, 20214 min read
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Owyhee or Owyhees: Which One Is It?
When I first started at Friends of the Owyhee, one of the first conversations I had with Tim was about this very subject. He clarified...

Katalin Plummer
Apr 30, 20213 min read
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International Dark Sky Week & Light Pollution
A couple of years ago, I got a smartwatch for Christmas from my dad. When I was looking at the display options, I had a fleeting thought...

Katalin Plummer
Apr 16, 20215 min read
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Lower Owyhee Canyon: History, Recreation, & Conservation
Even if you haven’t been to the Owyhee yourself and have just heard about it, you’ve likely heard of the Lower Owyhee Canyon. Its name...

Katalin Plummer
Apr 1, 20215 min read
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Sagebrush: the Ever-present Plant of the Owyhee
If you’ve been outdoors in eastern Oregon, western Idaho, or northern Nevada, you are guaranteed to have seen sagebrush. Sagebrush is the...

Katalin Plummer
Mar 19, 20215 min read
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Owyhee Land Acknowledgement: Bannock-Shoshone and Northern Paiute Ancestral Land
Patulaykaspa or "stands beside place" is the Sahaptin language word for Malheur Butte, which is just west of Ontario, Oregon (home base...

Sammy Castonguay
Feb 16, 20212 min read
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Clean-Ups are Cool!
Does unsightly garbage along the road, in parking lots, or—the worst!—stuck in a sagebrush a hundred miles from town make you cringe? Us...

Sammy Castonguay
Feb 9, 20213 min read
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"Plogging" Our Way Through the Community!
Friends of the Owyhee joined forces with the Kiwanis Club of Ontario to pick up litter around town. I have been a member of the Kiwanis...

Sammy Castonguay
Dec 16, 20203 min read
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Owyhee Science Field Camp October 2020
"I've never seen a rainbow so clear!" exclaimed Aiden, Ontario 6th grader that took part in our recent Owyhee Science Field Camp. Quinn,...

Sammy Castonguay
Oct 30, 20205 min read
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Doing Owyhee Work
My first month of work with FOTO has been incredibly inspiring. Let me tell you why.

Kelsea Jones
Aug 28, 20202 min read
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We Adopted Succor Creek State Natural Area!
...and just in time, too. As Tim discussed in this local news article, public lands in the Owyhee saw a great deal of use at the...

Sammy Castonguay
Aug 14, 20203 min read
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Did the Beaver Give the Owyhee its Name?
Not exactly, but long story short: yes! Sounds a bit mythological, right? Beavers in the Owyhee? The Owyhee beaver is indeed present and...

Sammy Castonguay
Jul 25, 20203 min read
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10 Naturalist Field Guides for the Owyhee
Plants! Trees! Birds! Rocks! Amphibians! Reptiles! Mammals! Stars! Clouds! Mushrooms! Insects! During our guided day hikes, we are often...

Sammy Castonguay
Jul 9, 20207 min read
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Owyhee Fungi
Puhpowee: Potawatomi word describing the phenomenon of a mushroom emerging from the ground overnight. (Source: Braiding Sweetgrass by...

Sammy Castonguay
Jun 12, 20205 min read
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Canyon Time: Timefulness Along Dry Creek
Canyon Time. That’s what I call it. That feeling that you get while camping, on a trail, or just chilling under the cliffs—the feeling...

Sammy Castonguay
May 22, 20204 min read
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Geologic Work at Jordan Craters
This content originates from the BLM Oregon and Washington Facebook site and has been reproduced with permission. As far as Oregon...

Sammy Castonguay
May 13, 20203 min read
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Lost Time at Hole-in-the-Ground
After a long dirt road—as per usual in the Owyhee—we arrived at an impressive rim that overlooked a sight of such grandeur, my mind...

Sammy Castonguay
Apr 7, 20207 min read
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