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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\u2019re excited to announce the best of the best: this year\u2019s storyfest finalists<\/strong>. the winner of each category will be announced at the planet forward summit on april 7. here are our finalists:<\/p>\n

most compelling character:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

navigating climate change through song: a q&a with pinegrove’s evan stephens hall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

ryan bieber, ithaca college<\/p>\n

plantita power: microgreens in the district<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

jennifer cuyuch, george washington university<\/p>\n

should you be taking pictures of roadkill?: citizen science aids research efforts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

clarice knelly, suny-plattsburgh<\/p>\n

‘i built my dream’: southeast asian woman grows local food, cultural acceptance in missouri ozarks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

lauren ulrich, indiana university bloomington<\/p>\n

most creative story:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

‘coastal child’: a video essay on ocean conservation and educ<\/a><\/strong>ation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

kaitlyn copland, eckerd college<\/p>\n

‘coastal degradation through fresh eyes’: a picture book come to life<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

delaney graham, suny-esf<\/p>\n

welcoming our feathered neighbors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

paula milenkova and maya thompson, university of california, berkeley<\/p>\n

ice plant = climate change<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

kamryn j you mak, middlebury college<\/p>\n

best scalable innovation:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

water is life (t\u00f3 \u00e9\u00ed iin\u00e1): groundwork to solving water inequity on the navajo natio<\/strong>n<\/a><\/p>\n

mckenzie allen-charmley, arizona state university<\/p>\n

essay | how trees can save a drowning desert<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

farzona comnas, george washington university<\/p>\n

what does $3 million of seaweed look like?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

michaela compo, george washington university<\/p>\n

college food insecurity: eating away at student success<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

connor kuerbis, university of wisconsin-madison<\/p>\n

as arizona agriculture runs dry, new irrigation tech could help<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

diana quintero, arizona state university<\/p>\n

best science narrative:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

eternity is upstream: a call for salmon habitat protection<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

claire babbott-bryan, middlebury college<\/p>\n

a tale of two mountains: battling climate change and wildfires at home and abroad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

ryan bieber, ithaca college<\/p>\n

bats are facing an epidemic of their own: white-nose syndrome<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

helen bradshaw, northwestern university<\/p>\n

iso: roommate that pays rent in nutrients & water<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

michaela compo, george washington university<\/p>\n

planting seeds of mental health wellness in the face of covid-19 stressors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

poonam narotam, northwestern university<\/p>\n

best use of science & data:<\/b><\/h2>\n

breakthrough research takes a step toward converting carbon dioxide pollution into fuel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

hannah krantz, george washington university<\/p>\n

mammoth resurrection may be a climate solution. should it be?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

skylar epstein, george washington university<\/p>\n

hope flows through the heart of tucson: the santa cruz river heritage project<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

halley hughes, the university of arizona<\/p>\n

fishing harbors community; development and climate change threaten it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

carter weinhofer, eckerd college<\/p>\n

\u2013\u2013<\/p>\n

congratulations to all our finalists \u2014 and a huge thank you to all the students who entered this year. who will be our winners? watch the summit<\/a> to find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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