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2022 Autumn | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

Linking Seattle’s Youth: The Quest to Increase Youth Light Rail Ridership

Ava Merkley

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2022 Autumn | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

Expanding Solar Power: How Identifying Barriers Can Foster New Growth for Green Energy in King County

Taylor Magee

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2022 Autumn | Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

The Rule of Law: Equitable Environmental Policy in the United States

Anneliese Hasenbalg

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2022 Autumn | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration

The Limitations of Residential Sustainable Landscaping and How to Overcome Them

Alyson Cline

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2022 Autumn | Climate Change, Education & Outreach

Climate Anxiety and Its Relationship with Environmental Education and Activism

Camille Andrew

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2022 Autumn | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration

Douglas Fir Mortality: Monitoring Douglas Firs in Seward Park

Ryland Schaul

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2022 Autumn | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

Monitoring the Recovery of a Salt Marsh in Kingston, WA

David Chen Lin

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2022 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration

It’s Getting Hot in Here – The Relationship Between Climate Change, Environmental Health Disparities, and Seattle Street Trees

Lyndsay Felthoven

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2022 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration

Combining Ecological Forestry and Indigenous Knowledges to Adapt Forestry Techniques to a Changing PNW Climate

Rachel Luther

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2022 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration

Birds as Indicators of Habitat Quality in the Face of Climate Change

Samantha Zink

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2022 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Climate Change

From Lawn to Garden: Transforming Landscapes and Perspectives

Ian Wyborski

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2022 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration

The Effect of Climate Change on Abalone: What can we do?

Shanze Madhani

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2022 Spring | Climate Change, Environmental Justice

Mitigating the Inevitable: Challenges with Hazard Mitigation Planning in the Face of Climate Change

Jessica Goulet

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2022 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration

The Impact of Heat: A Western Redcedar (Thuja Plicata) Case Study

Angela Gaither

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2022 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration

Preparing for the Climate of Tomorrow

Aaron Fisher

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2022 Spring | Climate Change, Policy & Regulation

Decentralization: A Path Toward Wastewater Resiliency in Coastal Cities

Crystal Chen

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2022 Autumn | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

Tree Health In a Warming Climate: A Synthesis of the Western Redcedar Case Study

Hibaaq Arte

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

MOVING PLANTS MOVING MINDSETS: HOW ASSISTED PLANT MIGRATION CAN HELP COMBAT THE CLIMATE CRISIS

Shay Steeves

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR AIRPORT COMMUNITIES: REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN A POST-JET AGE

Aubrey Wisdom

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

WHO DO YOU TRUST?: OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASING RESILIENCY IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Elise Wilson-Leedy

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

HOW BLUE CARBON CAN INCREASE THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF EELGRASS

Tia Vontver

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

THE OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES OF LIFE CYCLE MODELS: PERSPECTIVES FROM SALMON ECOLOGISTS

Amy Velasco

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

EVALUATING CLIMATE CHANGE: INCREASING SURVIVAL RATES OF CHINOOK SALMON THROUGH FUNCTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS

Emily Sheppard

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

TEMPERATURE CHANGES DURING THE PREGNANCY OF THE STELLER SEA LIONS ON THE WEIGHT OF THE PUPS

Yun Seo

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF RESTORATION PROJECTS: THE IMPORTANCE OF RESTORATION TECHNIQUES & MONITORING

Quinn Friang

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

REGULATING THE UNKNOWN: A REVIEW OF WHALE AND VESSEL COLLISIONS AND THEIR POLICY IMPLICATIONS

Emery Edwards

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

SAVING THE SEA LIONS ONE CLICK AT A TIME: USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO TRACK STELLER SEA LION POPULATIONS

Kate Connelly

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

EUROPEAN ORIGINS OF SILVICULTURE AND ITS EFFECT ON PACIFIC NORTHWEST FORESTRY

Margaux Clarke

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach

TRANSIT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: LINKING SOCIAL MEDIA TO ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION

Madison Warnock

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach

STORMWATER AWARENESS: THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS

Christian Vargas

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2023 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

FRUIT PRODUCTION WITHIN SEATTLE: CLIMATE CHANGE & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Taylor Thao

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Sustainability

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE EDUCATION: HOW WE CAN CHANGE OUR PLANET AND SOCIETY ONE CLASSROOM AT A TIME

Vanessa Reyes

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

FROM AWARENESS TO ACTION: HOW COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL MARKETING CAN ENHANCE STORM DRAIN MARKERS AND ENGAGE COMMUNITIES

Ashlyn McGarrah

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2023 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

POLLINATORS AND COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL MARKETING: PAVING A PATH FOR POLLINATOR PROSPERITY

Blake Mason

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

BREAKING BARRIERS: SCIENCE COMMUNICATION FOR GOVERNMENT SOCIAL OUTREACH

Vanessa Martinez

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT: A DOWN-TO-EARTH ANALYSIS OF COMPOSTING PROGRAMS IN K-12 SCHOOLS

Mia Lawson-Henze

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

SEEDS FOR SALMON: HOW YOUR GARDEN CAN HELP SALMON HABITAT

Ava Hays

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Honorable Mention: Best Lightning Talk, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

Riding the Feels Train: How Emotional Appeals Steer Climate Centered Votership

Jordan Williams

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2023 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Best Poster, Climate Change, Sustainability

Time to Talk Trash: The Top Barriers and Solutions for Composting in Faster Food Restaurants

Michaela Fournier

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2023 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach

REVOLUTIONIZING TRANSIT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION: YOUTH-INSPIRED OUTREACH STRATEGIES FROM TRANSIT EXPERTS

Madelyn Eder

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