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The Planet Forward Frontline Climate Fellowship

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Ask PF: Climate Advice for Students, by Students

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Alaska

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

Planet Forward Correspondent | Ithaca College

Astonishing Alaska | A surprising collective discovery in Alaska’s vast wilds
Victoria Middleton

Digital Editor, Planet Forward

Astonishing Alaska | Finding resilience and reflection: If you want to observe change, go to the edges
Anneliese Palmer

Sr. Editor & Education Lead | Planet Forward

A tight shot of glacial ice showing the ice's rocky texture and deep blue color.
Astonishing Alaska | Reading between the lines of Alaskan mountains
Jennifer Vilcarino

George Washington University

The view from green-blue waters of a mountain in the distance between two rocky landmasses in the midground.
Astonishing Alaska | Chasing lipids: The industrial thirst for Alaskan oil
Farzona Comnas

George Washington University

Slender fish handing from a line between wooden posts with large trees, mountains, and a body of water in the background.
Astonishing Alaska | Rocks are storytellers too
Halley Hughes

Planet Forward Alum | University of Arizona

A bright blue sky stands behind towering mountains carved deep in the center by ancient glaciers. On the right a bright orange life jacket and camera lens are visible of a photographer capturing the scene aboard a small boat. Blue-green water is immediately in the foreground.
Reflections from an expedition: Delaney Graham
Delaney Graham

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Reflections from an expedition: Farzona Comnas
Farzona Comnas

George Washington University

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Reflections from an expedition: Halley Hughes
Halley Hughes

Planet Forward Alum | University of Arizona

Reflections from an expedition: Jennifer Cuyuch
Jennifer Vilcarino

George Washington University

A girl with long black hair, wearing a bright orange life jacket takes a photograph with an SLR camera. Behind her are light grey waters, a rocky coastline, and a stand of evergreens.
Coming soon: Stories and images from astonishing Alaska
Anneliese Palmer

Sr. Editor & Education Lead | Planet Forward

Research spotlight: Alaskan permafrost with GW Department of Geography
Planet Forward Staff

Editorial Staff

Eternity is upstream: A call for salmon habitat protection
Claire Babbott-Bryan

Middlebury College

Remember who?
Anthony Karambelas

Cal State LA

The many lives of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Colton Stevens

Planet Forward Correspondent | Northeastern University

The stories of Alaska — and the stories of you
Shandra Furtado

George Washington University

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