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https://www.augsburg.edu/now/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/Ecology-Header.jpg900500Earth Day is often associated with faraway places and unfamiliar landscapes. But for Madeline Aberg, assistant professor of biology at Augsburg, the natural world worth appreciating is all around. Growing up, Aberg says she always enjoyed being outside and developed an interest in animals at a young age, frequently visiting northern Minnesota’s state parks along