Diamond Craters is a geologically youthful lava field 52 road miles south-southeast of Burns in southeastern Oregon. The lava field, which encompasses 27 square miles, …

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“Gem of the Cascades” is how Diamond Lake is heralded by those who trout fish, camp, swim, hike, sail, bicycle, and boat there in the …

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Dignity Village in Portland, an intentional community of homeless people, is a membership-based, nonprofit organization. It is recognized as a legal encampment by the …

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Dirty Shame Rockshelter, in the Owyhee Uplands of southeastern Oregon, was named for the fact that its exceptionally valuable prehistoric deposit was heavily pillaged by …

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In 1972, historian Alfred Crosby introduced the term Columbian Exchange to refer to the interchange of plants, animals, bacteria, and peoples that occurred between the …

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Carl H. "Doc" Severinsen's career began in the 1940s, and more than sixty years later, the famed trumpeter is still going strong and showing no …

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Dogbane (Apocynum sp.) is a short herbaceous plant whose name refers to the plant’s toxicity to dogs. Other animals are also vulnerable to the …

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Dominique Bachelet is a climate scientist and science communications specialist at Oregon State University and an accomplished watercolor artist. In her work as a quantitative …

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Don Berry holds a special place in the history of the arts in Oregon. He is best known as the author of three highly regarded …

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A donkey engine was an integrated machine consisting of a powerplant and gearing that turned one or more drums or winches containing wire rope. Designed …

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