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Reflections | Finding peace and nature behind the Hollywood sign
Nevaeh Brown

University of Georgia

Looking down at Beachwood Canyon from a wooded hill.
Bite me: Fighting back against invasive species one course at a time
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 Sr. 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 Alum | University of Arizona

Radical roots: How a school garden creates dirty hands, full hearts, and hearty plates
Reflections | Appreciating nature and saving a life at Shady Creek River
Shannon Lorusso

University of Georgia

Reflections | Appreciating nature and saving a life at Shady Creek River
Reflections | Afternoon tea in Grandma’s garden
Kassidy Usry

University of Georgia

A small blonde dong sniffs a flower in the garden.
Reflections | Revisiting Shuang Qiao
Xinge Lei

University of Georgia

The author as a young girl, standing in an orchard at her grandparents' farm.

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NelPlast: Transforming plastic waste into low-cost houses in Ghana
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Notre Dame University

A man wearing a blue button-down shirt, with a white mask in his shirt pocket, tan pants, and a bright blue hardhat, stands in front of a large stack of primarily gray plastic bricks.
International student’s idea to repurpose barns becomes agro-plastic recycling company
Sara Wiatrak

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Garden bed with green sprouts covered by a dome of plastic sheeting.
Building an environmental ideology
Emma Gregg

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

We deserve better tree-tment: Why street trees matter
Zoe Chan

Columbia University

Green Africa Youth Organization: Climate action in Ghana and the Global South
Max Sano

Planet Forward Alumnus | Franklin & Marshall College, New York University

The edible alleyway: How a community garden transformed a Montreal neighborhood
Clarice Knelly

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY-Plattsburgh

A green sign reads
Essay | Was my brush with death caused by climate change?
Kenza Regragui

George Washington University

Several neutral toned skyscrapers sit under a blue sky on the edge of a body of water.
COP26 in Context: The importance of building for the environment
Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A prototype wooden model of the architect's triangular structure, and features scaled down human figures, and boats. The sides of the building are open to allow the viewer to peer inside.

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