Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

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Carter Weinhofer is a senior at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL, majoring in environmental studies and Spanish with a minor in journalism. Although his main interests are on the ocean and fisheries issues, Carter is passionate about communicating about environmental issues as a whole, specifically through writing. He wanted to be a correspondent in order to strengthen his skills of writing about environmental issues, and to write stories with meaning and impact.

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Chile’s environmental conservation can create inspiration

Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

The geographically diverse country of Chile presents many different levels of environmental conservation, which can be inspiring when seen in one of the most remote places on Earth: Patagonia.

Community management and the importance of license plates in Tampa Bay

Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

What effect can a cool license plate have on your local ecosystem? In the Tampa Bay area, simply purchasing a specialty license plate, adorned in the iconic tarpon, funds dozens of projects annually through the Tampa Bay Estuary Program.

‘Making food a focus’: Small farms take strides against food insecurity

Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

Food security is a growing issue, but small-scale agriculture can be a catalyst to aid in large-scale food movements.

Fishing harbors community; development and climate change threaten it

Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

With an increasing demand for waterfront properties and the growing impact of climate change, fishing communities are in danger; but, the societal and economic roles filled by fishing are irreplaceable.