Storyfest 2020

Congratulations to our Storyfest 2020 finalists:

ARTICLES

• Brooke Bowser, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Soulardarity: A community’s success in energy democracy
• Natalie Chun, Northwestern University. Climate change is simply scientific fact for Illinois school districts regardless of political party
• Codi Clark, Texas Tech. Urban resilience for rural revitalization
• Mahalia Dryak, Reed College. What do we do about urban heat islands
• Alexander Gottdiener, Princeton University. Bird-watching in an age of anxiety
• Greta Hardy-Mittell, Carleton College. A society for the birds
• Anthony Karambelas, Santa Monica College. Remember Who?
• Matilda Kreider, George Washington University. Tipping the balance for fisheries on the small scale
• Brendan Rose, SUNY Purchase. Florida’s aquifer is in crisis —  but there’s still time to save it 

MULTIMEDIA/PODCASTS

• Deepti Bansal Gage, GW Law School. Wait! Before you squish that bug…
• Emily Mortensen, SUNY New Paltz. Mushroom shed
• Arik Palileo, SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry. Saving the bees
• Lucie Rochat, Middlebury College. This is now: The climate crisis at Middlebury College
• Dylan Simard, Arizona State University. Making a home for fish in the desert takes a little help – and a lot of PVC
• Lizzie Stricklin, George Washington University. How do you speak for the river?
• Avery Van Etten, Northwestern University. Sea-level rise threatens the Florida Keys (3-part series)

PHOTO ESSAY

• Arielle Bader, George Washington University. SUPing garbage man
• Angelica Gonzalez, SUNY-ESF. Ghanian guide to sustainable living
• Matilda Kreider, George Washington University. Sandcastles and the seawall
• Paulina Oswald, Eckerd College. Seaside Seabird Sanctuary saviors
• Meg Rossie, SUNY-ESF. The effects of human disturbances on national parks
• Keaton Smith, Middlebury College. Life lessons from the farm
• Cate Twining-Ward, George Washington University. Clinging onto chimps: Why you should think of chimpanzees during the climate crisis

SHORT/SHAREABLE VIDEO

• Francesca Edralin, George Washington University. The solution is in the seaweed
• Carolyne Im, George Washington University. The myth of single-use plastic bags
• Jess Makler, George Washington University. Precious Plastic: Providing a solution to plastic waste
• Jake Meyers, University of Arizona. Can urban farming feed the future?

VIDEO

• Lindsay Eberhart, SUNY-ESF. Tourist attraction, or environmental disaster?
• Francesca Edralin, George Washington University. You’ve heard them on the streets, now hear their stories
• Jordan Elder, Arizona State University. Using sunlight to make water
• Anne Flaherty, Eckerd College. We have a plastic problem. Eckerd College took action
• Caroline Hedgcock, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Crave Brothers: Dairy farming done different
• Jake Meyers, University of Arizona. Trump’s wall divides endangered species, unites activists
• Sarah Noyse, George Washington University. What’s happening to oysters in the Chesapeake Bay?
• Sarah Sem, George Washington University. What’s the beef with meatless burgers?

See all the 2020 Storyfest entries below - and don't forget to give your favorite pieces a thumbs-up. Every entry is in the running for our Fan Favorite Award!