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Concord Elementary School

Concord elementary school fourth graders learn about seeds and fall planting from Oregon State Univesity Master Naturalist Maggie Thornton Farrington. Milwaukie, Oregon. EMBARGO FOR TERRA. DO NOT USE THIS PHOTO!

Amid the chaos, the kids are learning about the art of gardening.

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Lake of the Woods

“The three key words in the mission of Oregon Master Naturalists are explore, connect, contribute.”

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An Ethical Tightrope

Lynn Carlon, research technician at the OSU Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center in Burns, Oregon soothes every cow with a head scratch following a vaccination.

Making ethical choices about animals can be a philosophical high-wire act — a precarious balance of practicality and principle. Weighing practical needs against “normative ethics” — right or wrong, good or bad, just or unjust — requires more than a handbook of do’s and don’ts.

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Earth Healthy Planet Stewardship

Documenting the Giants

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Forest scientist and Oregon State University alumnus Steve Sillett studies and climbs the largest trees in the world.

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The Ethic of Care

The three rats snoozing in Cage 57 don’t know it, but they could someday help save thousands of human lives.

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The Biscuit Fire 10 Years Later

The 2002 Biscuit Fire not only torched a half-million acres in Southern Oregon, it became a poster child for the debate over post-fire management and forest recovery.