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Lonica McKinney

Virginia Commonwealth University

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Middlebury College

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Connecting flights: Connecticut gardeners forge pathways for migrating pollinators
Zareen Reza

University of Connecticut

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Eden Gardner

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

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Reflections | The Danish Sun
Grace Mains

University of Georgia

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Reflections | Spring Snow
Emily Harris

University of Georgia

Rain falls onto a pond in a Georgia backyard. The pond is encircled with garden plants and filled with lily pads.
Reflections | Finding peace and nature behind the Hollywood sign
Nevaeh Brown

University of Georgia

Looking down at Beachwood Canyon from a wooded hill.
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Katie Perkins

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

Reflections | My mountaintop quarantine
Rebecca Emerson

University of Georgia

A group of young people climb a tree in the forest.
Together we grow: Aquaponics can change the way we grow food in the desert and beyond
Chris Zatarain

Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Arizona

Charles Collins' aquaponic garden. Water pours out from one garden bed overflowing with home grown vegetable plants, into another lava-rock filled bed.
Radical roots: How a school garden creates dirty hands, full hearts, and hearty plates
Halley Hughes

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | University of Arizona

Reflections | Appreciating nature and saving a life at Shady Creek River
Shannon Lorusso

University of Georgia

Reflections | Afternoon tea in Grandma’s garden
Kassidy Usry

University of Georgia

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