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

WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS: HOW MUNICIPALITIES CAN SAVE MONEY, WATER, AND SALMON

Sofia Dreessen

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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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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 | Honorable Mention: Best Poster, Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability, ★ Award Winner

COLLABORATING WITH TRIBES AND INTEGRATING INDIGENOUS ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE INTO PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF KELP AND EELGRASS CONSERVATION

Sundus Sabbah

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2023 Spring | Best Lightning Talk, Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration, ★ Award Winner

GEOCACHING FAUX GRANITE: HOW A ROCK IN THE WOODS IS BETTER AT TEACHING THAN YOU ARE.

Sylas Kasten

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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 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Sustainability

SUSTAINABILITY AND SOLIDARITY: CONNECTING THE US ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT WITH GLOBAL SOUTH STRUGGLES

Alisha Foster

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2023 Spring | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

HOW SPECIFIC RECRUITING STRATEGIES CAN INCREASE WORKFORCE DIVERSITY THROUGH HIRING AND PRIORITIZE UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS

Kalani Gee

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2023 Spring | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

REEL STORIES FOR REAL CHANGE: STORYTELLING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AT NOAA FISHERIES

Makenzie Hallstrom

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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 | Education & Outreach

MANAGE THE METAVERSE: PRIORITIZING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH

Jayce Knerr

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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, Sustainability

BREAKING BARRIERS: SCIENCE COMMUNICATION FOR GOVERNMENT SOCIAL OUTREACH

Vanessa Martinez

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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, 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, Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

UNDERSTANDING FOOD SOVERIGNTY AND IMPROVING WAYS TO ENHANCE INDIGENOUS TRADITIONAL FOOD ACCESS ON STATE MANAGED LANDS

Kayley Pingeon

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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 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

HISTORY V. MILLER FREEMAN: WAYS ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION CAN BETTER ENGAGE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES

Gian Rosario

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2023 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Education & Outreach, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

TALKING TRASH: EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC OUTREACH IN SOLID WASTE

Risa Suho

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2023 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

THE SURVIVAL OF FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAMS: UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

Gia-Bao Tang

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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

STORMWATER AWARENESS: THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS

Christian Vargas

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2023 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Environmental Justice

DECOLONIZING STRUCTURAL RACISM IN THE US FOOD SYSTEM: CENTERING BIPOC VOICES

Emma Lee Ward

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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 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

EMPHASIZING IMPACT: EXPLORING EFFECTIVE PROJECT REPORTING STRATEGIES FOR GRANT-FUNDED SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES

Gulsima Young

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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, 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 | Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

RETHINKING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS: UNLOCKING THEIR POTENTIAL WITH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Isabel Corona-Campiz

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

PLASTIC POLLUTION POLICY: HOW CERTAIN PERSPECTIVES CAN PLAY A LARGE ROLE

Jessica Day

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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, Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

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

Quinn Friang

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THE RISE OF MACHINE LEARNING IN MARINE ECOLOGY RESEARCH

Nicole Garces

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

EVALUATING THE FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING RECYCLING IN THE SOUTHWEST US AND ITS IMPACTS ON PUBLIC LANDS

Casey Gilson

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2023 Spring | Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

A History of Heavy Harvesting: Logging through the Decades and the Effects on Riparian Forests

Karena Iliakis

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2023 Spring | Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

PEDESTRIANIZE PIKE PLACE MARKET

(Henry) Tsz Him Lau

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2023 Spring | Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

ETHICAL ECOLOGY: RESTORATION AND TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY

Arlo Liddell

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2023 Spring | Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, AND PROMOTING PEDESTRIANIZATION WITHIN CITIES

Katherine Lykins

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2023 Spring | Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

EXPLORING WAYS TO ACHIEVE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION GOALS WHILE PROMOTING EQUITY AND JUSTICE

Sandy Reyes Tena

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2023 Spring | Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

USING UNDERWATER VIDEO ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND FISH RESPONSES TO BOTTOM TRAWL GEAR AND REDUCE BYCATCH OF THREATENED GREEN STURGEON

Caity Rigg

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

HOW ALTERING TRAWL DURATIONS CAN SAVE NONTARGET SPECIES

Katelyn Saechao

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