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This spring, a changing environment for Rock Creek Park’s songbirds
Sophie Kahler

Social Media Manager | Planet Forward

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Kids can do it too: How a children’s book can inspire community-based action for the environment
Maria Zaharatos

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies

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In defense of native plants
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Planet Forward Correspondent | University of California, Berkeley

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Takeaways from COP27: Multilateral approaches to addressing ocean acidification
Claire Lee

University of Connecticut

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Policy Perspectives | Stopping threats to biodiversity one amphibian at a time
Anneliese Forlenza

George Washington University

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Bite me: Fighting back against invasive species one course at a time
Katie Perkins

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

Bees and chili peppers: A solution to human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Planet Forward Alumnus

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With book in hand: Continuing the work of Lovejoy and Wilson in the heart of DC
Joel I. Cohen

Visiting Scholar, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

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Essay | American conservation is missing the point
Belle Long

George Washington University

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Summit conversations: The biodiversity story, a tribute to Thomas Lovejoy
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Fighting for their flight: The story of the passenger pigeon
Maddie Kennedy

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

The invasion of the ice plant: What can be saved?
Emma McKee

Middlebury College

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A tale of two mountains: Battling climate change and wildfires at home and abroad
Ryan Bieber

Planet Forward Correspondent | Ithaca College

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Galápagos 2022 | Numerous endemic species endure in Galápagos, despite challenges
Avery Van Etten

Senior Correspondent | Planet Forward Alumnus

Remembering Dr. Thomas Lovejoy
Frank Sesno

Founding Director | Planet Forward

Bats are facing an epidemic of their own: White-Nose Syndrome
Helen Bradshaw

Planet Forward Correspondent | Northwestern University

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