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Spring 2025 | Natural Science & Restoration

Climate Solution or Ecological Gamble? Understanding The Tradeoffs of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement

Jacob Williams

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Spring 2025 | Natural Science & Restoration

Bridging the Gap: Improving Ecological Thinning Strategies in Western Washington for Climate Adaptation

Mateo Salgado

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Spring 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

Reshaping Climate Change Education for Elementary Students

Molly Rabus

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Spring 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

Raising the Curtain to Husbandry in Aquariums

Kendra Pearson

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Spring 2025 | Honorable Mention: Best Poster, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

Protecting the Puget Sound: How Green Stormwater Infrastructure Can Save our Waters

Dylon Ongwiseth

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Spring 2025 | Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration

Conservation in Plain Sight: Using Educational Displays to Connect NOAA and Communities

Bridget Murphy

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Spring 2025 | Natural Science & Restoration

Strategic Recovery: Incorporating Regional Dynamics Into Abalone Conservation

Olivia Michales

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Spring 2025 | Business & Sustainability, Natural Science & Restoration

Why Ecoforestry?

Jacob Jones

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Spring 2025 | Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

Salmon, Forests, and Fire: Barriers to Collaboration, Integration of Holistic Practice

Roy Jen

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Spring 2025 | Natural Science & Restoration

Ship Happens: Research Vessel Exhaust Impact on Ocean Acidification Research

Deja Jackson

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Spring 2025 | Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation

Tools for Curiosity: Hands on Sustainability and the Fight Against Perceived Obsolescence

Chancellor Hoppenrath

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Spring 2025 | Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation

Underwater Real Estate: Analyzing Policy Frameworks for Effective Eelgrass Restoration on the U.S. West Coast

Jordan Genuario

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Spring 2025 | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration

Art as a Bridge: Connecting Relationship to Nature through Environmental Restoration & Immigration Stories

Emma Freeman

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Spring 2025 | Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration

From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Preserving Institutional Knowledge in Student-Run Environmental Research Organizations

Layla Airola

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Spring 2025 | Natural Science & Restoration

Heat Islands and Ecological Restoration: Exploring Potential Linkages

Alex Brunke

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Autumn 2024 | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration

Use Your Indicators! The Significance of Baseline Data of Indicator Species on Future Marine Research

Anika Remmers Jansen

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Autumn 2024 | Natural Science & Restoration

Fishing Gear Modifications to Reduce the Bycatch of Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)

Daniele Scroggins

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Autumn 2024 | Arts & Humanities, Business & Sustainability, Natural Science & Restoration

Achieving a Sustainable Future Through Design & Planning

Jack Ryan

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Autumn 2024 | Natural Science & Restoration

Oysters in Acidic Waters: Pioneering Research in Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal and Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea gigas)

Talia Russom

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Autumn 2024 | Natural Science & Restoration

Bark & Ambrosia Beetle Dynamics: A New Lens for Forest Management Practices

Abigail Rocke

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Autumn 2024 | Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation

Bridging Divides: Holistic Approaches to Managing Salmon and Forest Ecosystems Amidst Increasing Wildfires

Nina Pursai

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Autumn 2024 | Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

Creating Green: Native Plant Restoration in Urban Spaces

Tess Petrillo

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Autumn 2024 | Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

What’s In a Name? Themes for Addressing Racist Language in Natural History Collections

Nile Peoples

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Autumn 2024 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

Why Save Something You Don’t Care About? – The Importance Of Outdoor Environmental Education Programs For Kids

Haley Nelson

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Autumn 2024 | Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation

From Coastlines to Classrooms: Marine Mammals as a Wake-up Call for Transformative Environmental Education

Ainsleigh McKinlay

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Autumn 2024 | Natural Science & Restoration

Shifting Thermal Windows: The Impact of Climate Change on Bull Kelp in the Salish Sea

Kayla Engelhardt

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Autumn 2024 | Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration

Waves of Insight: A Methodology for Tracking Recreational Boating Patterns and Significance in the San Juan Archipelago

Sara Da Silva

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Autumn 2024 | Natural Science & Restoration

Bird Talk: Patch Cuts as a Means of Conservations

Maya Clauson-Nehus

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Autumn 2024 | Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

The Guidance of Salmonberries: How we can Reclaim Mother Nature as her Children and not her Antithesis

Ada Cashmere

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2013 Spring | Natural Science & Restoration

Fire in our Forests: Impacts of Low-Severity Fire in Yosemite

Jamie Wilson

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2013 Spring | Natural Science & Restoration

Measuring Shoreline Change on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State

Rachel Williams

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2013 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Natural Science & Restoration

Inspiring Stewardship through Daily Interaction with Place

Anna Rylko

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2013 Spring | Natural Science & Restoration

Shorelines Under Attack: Restoration Monitoring through Citizen Scientists

Marion Richards

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2013 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Natural Science & Restoration

Historical Analysis of Shoreline Change on Sequim Bay, WA

Leah Miyamoto

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2013 Spring | Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration

Getting People to Care about the Environment

Kaley McLachlan

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2013 Spring | Natural Science & Restoration

Saving the World One Park at a Time

Hilary Loya

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2013 Spring | Natural Science & Restoration

Shedding Light on Human-Induced Disturbances in Marine Areas

Bradley Le

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2013 Spring | Natural Science & Restoration

Small Shrubs Can Make a Big Difference

Gillian Kenagy

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2013 Spring | Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation

Stormwater Runoff Management: A Complicated Issue with a Feasible Solution

Amber Johnson

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2013 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Natural Science & Restoration

Hazardous Material Spill Impact and Preparation

William Hawley

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