Of lava, Yellowstone and the Owyhee

The fascinating honeycomb formations found in the Owyhee Canyonlands are due in part to the region’s volcanic past.

The fascinating geology of the Owyhee Canyonlands ranges from millions of years ago, when the land was part of the… Read more »

The Owyhee Big Five for 2014

Volunteers delivered thousands of petition signatures urging for protection of the Owyhee Canyonlands to Sen. Ron Wyden’s Portland office in 2014. Photo: Chris Hansen

From an Outside magazine shout-out to a surge of support for conservation, the Owyhee Canyonlands campaign hit full-throttle in 2014…. Read more »

An Owyhee upbringing

Karl Findling poses during the hunt in the Owyhee Canyonlands in which he got his first deer. He hopes the Owyhee Canyonlands remains a prime place to hunt and fish.

Karl Findling lives in Bend and is the regional volunteer representative for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, a group dedicated to… Read more »

Love of the land, love of the hunt

While this bull wasn’t taken in the Owyhee Canyonlands, Daniel Hammer, center, hunts regularly in Owyhee country and considers it one of his favorite spots.

Daniel Hammer has long loved hunting in the Owyhee Canyonlands. Now, the former cabinetmaker is a student in the Oregon… Read more »