Species Spotlight:
Quaking Aspen

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Michelle Frisella, member since 2017

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Greater Sage Grouse and Sparrows at Hart Mountain

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LeeAnn Kriegh is a Bend-based writer and author of The Nature of Bend, a fun, full-color guide to the most common plants and animals in Central Oregon.

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