storyfest 2023

Announcing our Storyfest 2023 finalists!
A graphic poster for Storyfest 2023 featuring illustrations of Iceland.
Planet Forward Staff
Planet Forward
The quality of entries this year was absolutely inspiring. After much deliberating, we’re excited to announce the finalists of this year's competition!
Essay | The importance of native flowers
A bee rests on the stalk of a plant featuring many small yellow flowers.

(Kevin R. Darcy)

Kevin R. Darcy
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Important pollinators are losing their habitats at an alarming rate. Planting native flowers can help provide essential habitats for rebuilding healthy ecosystems.
How education leads to youth empowerment and environmental involvement
A group of children peer into a net held by a teacher who is holding something up inside of the net.

(Ryan Hagerty/CC0)

Anna Papantonopoulos
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
This podcast discusses how young people can get involved in environmental sustainability efforts earlier in their lives and how education systems should be altered in order to allow for and promote environmental learning.