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Collaborating with the fashion industry to conserve Peru's rainforests

Environmental Studies student Ava Holmes has a passion for fashion, sustainability and conserving the Peruvian rainforest. Ava founded a company, A-Dot Productions, working with local and international designers to produce events that highlight eco-fashion, mentor fashion entrepreneurs and strive for resourceful ways for the fashion industry to become more sustainable, reduce its waste, and benefit the environment. 

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Alumna Sarah Schooler finds her passion in the Alaska Salmon Program's Living Laboratory

From interning at Seattle City Light during her Capstone project through Environmental Studies, to a quarter studying at Friday Harbor Laboratories, to backpacking class trips in Ecuador and Costa Rica, Sarah Schooler discovered a passion for salmon. 

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