Childlike wonder in the Owyhee

A hiker peers into a cavern within the Jordan Craters lava flow in the Owyhee Canyonlands. The Owyhee, Kyle Smith says, has enough diversity to fascinate for a lifetime. Photo by Kyle Smith.

Kyle Smith resides in Salem, Oregon, and works to preserve North America’s rivers for the enjoyment of future generations. Kyle… Read more »

The Owyhee Canyonlands Campaign heats up this summer

Hikers trek through the Owyhee Canyonlands. This desert gem is recognized as an area deserving of permenent protection, most recently by KEEN Footwear. The company picked the Owyhee as one of five places in the country to highlight in a national conservation campaign. Photo: Jim Davis

This summer and fall, the statewide effort to permanently protect Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands is hitting full throttle. We will shine… Read more »