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Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

Major / Minor: Majoring in environmental studies and Spanish, minoring in journalism

Graduation Year: 2023

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Carter Weinhofer is a senior at Eckerd College double majoring in environmental studies and Spanish with a minor in journalism.

While at Eckerd, Carter has also worked formerly as Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the student-led newspaper, The Current. Currently he is the Senior Editor of The Current and manages the editorial board. His career in journalism started in high school, though, as Carter was the news and reviews editor for his school paper.

Originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, he loves being outdoors and, now, by the water. Growing up, Carter was constantly outdoors, whether it was fishing, camping or anything else. His main environmental topic of interest is anything to do with water, but especially issues with fisheries.

During his first year at Eckerd, Carter was originally a marine science major. But, after realizing that he enjoyed talking about fieldwork rather than analyzing it in the lab, he made the switch to environmental journalism. He mainly uses writing as a tool to communicate environmental issues and inspire change, but hopes to utilize other forms of media in the future.

Carter is looking to dive deeper into stories about food security, sustainability, energy and plastic pollution this year.

Featured Story
Forget about sea walls, meet oyster reef balls

Reef habitats for oysters are disappearing across the Florida coast. An initiative to disperse concrete reef balls aims to save this vital member of the ecosystem. Keep reading

Forget about sea walls, meet oyster reef balls

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Forget about sea walls, meet oyster reef balls
Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

Chile’s environmental conservation can create inspiration
Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

The railings of a bridge by the sea are covering in multi-colored ribbons. A Chilean flag is blowing in the wind in the background.
Community management and the importance of license plates in Tampa Bay
Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

A sign with a picture of a "tarpon tag" license plate. The text underneath states, "This project was funded by a grant from Tampa Bay Estuary Program's Specialty License Plate"
‘Making food a focus’: Small farms take strides against food insecurity
Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

A close-up shot of light-skinned hands, half covered by long, blue sleeves with thumbholes, holds up a white split-open pod of black beans.
Fishing harbors community; development and climate change threaten it
Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

Man in cap stands on a pier holding a fishing rod, the line of which is cast into a body of blue water under a blue sky with white clouds.
’It was never really just about plastic drinking straws’: Plastic elimination starts small
Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

Yellow straws sit on the display case in front of a menu at a coffee shop.

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