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Announcing our Storyfest 2022 finalists!
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The competition for the title of Storyfest winner is incredibly tough this year. After much deliberating from our committee of judges, we’re excited to announce the best of the best: this year’s Storyfest finalists. The winner of each category will be announced at the Planet Forward Summit on April 7. Here are our finalists:
MOST COMPELLING CHARACTER:
Navigating climate change through song: A Q&A with Pinegrove’s Evan Stephens Hall
Ryan Bieber, Ithaca College
Plantita Power: Microgreens in the District
Jennifer Cuyuch, George Washington University
Should you be taking pictures of roadkill?: Citizen science aids research efforts
Clarice Knelly, SUNY-Plattsburgh
‘I built my dream’: Southeast Asian woman grows local food, cultural acceptance in Missouri Ozarks
Lauren Ulrich, Indiana University Bloomington
MOST CREATIVE STORY:
‘Coastal Child’: A video essay on ocean conservation and education
Kaitlyn Copland, Eckerd College
‘Coastal Degradation Through Fresh Eyes’: A picture book come to life
Delaney Graham, SUNY-ESF
Welcoming our feathered neighbors
Paula Milenkova and Maya Thompson, University of California, Berkeley
Kamryn J You Mak, Middlebury College
BEST SCALABLE INNOVATION:
Water Is Life (Tó éí iiná): Groundwork to Solving Water Inequity on the Navajo Nation
McKenzie Allen-Charmley, Arizona State University
Essay | How trees can save a drowning desert
Farzona Comnas, George Washington University
What does $3 million of seaweed look like?
Michaela Compo, George Washington University
College food insecurity: Eating away at student success
Connor Kuerbis, University of Wisconsin-Madison
As Arizona agriculture runs dry, new irrigation tech could help
Diana Quintero, Arizona State University
BEST SCIENCE NARRATIVE:
Eternity is upstream: A call for salmon habitat protection
Claire Babbott-Bryan, Middlebury College
A tale of two mountains: Battling climate change and wildfires at home and abroad
Ryan Bieber, Ithaca College
Bats are facing an epidemic of their own: White-Nose Syndrome
Helen Bradshaw, Northwestern University
ISO: Roommate that pays rent in nutrients & water
Michaela Compo, George Washington University
Planting seeds of mental health wellness in the face of COVID-19 stressors
Poonam Narotam, Northwestern University
BEST USE OF SCIENCE & DATA:
Breakthrough research takes a step toward converting carbon dioxide pollution into fuel
Hannah Krantz, George Washington University
Mammoth resurrection may be a climate solution. Should it be?
Skylar Epstein, George Washington University
Hope flows through the heart of Tucson: The Santa Cruz River Heritage Project
Halley Hughes, The University of Arizona
Fishing harbors community; development and climate change threaten it
Carter Weinhofer, Eckerd College
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Congratulations to all our finalists — and a huge thank you to all the students who entered this year. Who will be our winners? Watch the Summit to find out.