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Eckerd College
Sunday, March 03, 2019
"Reborn" is a short film that I created to encourage protection, conservation and preservation for the Earth starting with the simple idea of up-cycling within a college community.
Tags: Recycling and Upcycling, single-use plastic, plastic waste, storyfest2019
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An osprey on a tree next to a pond at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Eckerd College
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Each year, professor Elizabeth Forys leads a group of Eckerd College students in a research project about the ospreys that nest on campus and in the area. This research helps us understand the health of the rest of the ecosystem.
Tags: ospreys, indicator species, ecosystem health, storyfest2018
(photo by Ezra Jeffrey-Comeau/Unsplash)
Multimedia Editor, Planet Forward
Tuesday, September 06, 2022
This year's team hails from 12 different universities from across the country. Click through to learn more about the exceptional students selected for our 22-23 cohort.
Planet Forward
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Congratulations to our 2018-2019 team of Planet Forward Correspondents! Read below to learn more about the exceptional team of students selected, and be sure to click through to see their full profiles:
Planet Forward
Thursday, September 05, 2019
Congratulations to our 2019-2020 team of Planet Forward Correspondents! Read below to learn more about the exceptional team of students selected, and be sure to click through to see their full profiles:
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Thursday, October 01, 2020
When we find ourselves caught in a spiral of bad news, it can be difficult to do anything but shut down. We spoke with environmental communication professor Dr. Joanna Huxster about ways to avoid apocalyptic rhetoric and opt for hope.
Tags: planet forward podcast, climate change, storytelling, covid-19, climate communication, social media
Planet Forward
Friday, August 28, 2020
We are pleased to announce our 2020-2021 team of Planet Forward Correspondents! More information will be shared soon about the exceptional team of students selected. Get to know them below:
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Multimedia Editor, Planet Forward
Tuesday, September 06, 2022
We are excited to announce our 2022-2023 Planet Forward Correspondents! Get to know them below:
Our 2022-2023 Senior Correspondents:
Robin Clemmons rips apart a pod of black beans, demonstrating that not many people may realize where crops, like black beans, actually come from. These bean pods need to be dried before volunteers can shell them by hand — in a days work, it's tricky to fill a plastic shopping bag. (Carter Weinhofer/Eckerd College)
Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Food security is a growing issue, but small-scale agriculture can be a catalyst to aid in large-scale food movements.
Tags: food, foodaccess, agriculture, foodjustice, foodsecurity, foodsystems, crops, planetforward
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Friday, April 09, 2021
Planet Foward announces the six winners of the Planet Forward Storyfest 2021 student storytelling competition.