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Storyfest 2025

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What will our future sound like? How marine ecologists are confronting ocean sound pollution
Jonathan Kopeliovich

University of Connecticut

An adult and a juvenile whale swim under the ocean with rays of sunlight coming through the water.
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

An illustration of three people bending down near a stream to pick up trash.
The science of science communication
Katie Perkins

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

A person walks at a demonstration with a cardboard sign attached to their backpack, reading
Essay | Issues of animal agriculture at Point Reyes National Seashore
The Greenzine

The Greenzine | The Greenzine

A tule elk standing near a wire fence on a roadside. The sky is orange at sunset.
How heat hurts the body: Five things to know
Zoe Swiss

George Washington University

How heat hurts the body: Five things to know
Essay | Can I make it back to my beach?
Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A woman, seen from the back, is wearing light blue jeans and a black jacket carries a closed umbrella and is being blown back by the wind. She walks along a coastline's hard-packed sand on a cloudy, grey day.
Reflections | A lesson from the ocean
Alyssa Milstead

University of Georgia

The author stands a on surfboard while riding a wave.
Reflections | The Ridge
Kate Monday

University of Georgia

Reflections | The Ridge

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Essay | Why the Pakistan floods affect all of us
Saher Mir

George Washington University

A roadway in Kashmir is flooded with brown water reaching up to the bumpers of a car.
Reflections | Following your dog’s feces footprint
Hannah Woodward

University of Georgia

A small wooden bridge and pathway are lined by green trees in Cornelia City Park, Georgia.
Bite me: Fighting back against invasive species one course at a time
Katie Perkins

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

Reflections | My day in Cloudland Canyon
Nicolas Horne

University of Georgia

A view of the canyon partially obscured by trees.
Reflections | Revisiting Shuang Qiao
Xinge Lei

University of Georgia

The author as a young girl, standing in an orchard at her grandparents' farm.
Reflections | How a single night in Utah reshaped my future
Lauren Minnick

University of Georgia

A black and white image of Bryce Canyon, seen from above.
A Native space: Designing an Indigenous storytelling, mentorship program
Planet Forward Staff

Editorial Staff

Astonishing Alaska | A whale of a tale: Citizen science aids whale identification
Ryan Bieber

Planet Forward Correspondent | Ithaca College

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