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Guest Posts SDG3 Sustainability Writing Contest

The Waterfall

By Brandon Hunt* There is a peacefulness to the outside. One that calms, one that comforts, one that assures everything will be alright in the end. It is through this peacefulness that humans are recreated. Before laptops that this essay is being written on, before the cars that take students to…

ContributorNovember 18, 2024

Guest Posts SDG10 SDG4 Sustainability Writing Contest

Nature is a Luxury

By Nile Wilson* Fig tree from Nile's back yard. Many childhood memories of the Philippines escape me, but the moments I do remember with vivid detail are those spent surrounded by nature. I spent my early childhood in the family compound owned by my paternal grandparents. Despite its location in…

ContributorNovember 18, 2024

Guest Posts Sustainability Writing Contest

Oyster Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico

By Kayla Boyd* OysterGro floating cages at an oyster farm north of Dauphin Island, ALPhoto Credit: Kayla Boyd It is impossible to stand on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico coastline and not be in awe of its beauty and history. From the sand dunes to the marsh, the…

ContributorApril 4, 2024

Guest Posts Sustainability Writing Contest

Eastern Grip

By Savanna Wooten* “I can’t. I’ll be in California.” For the better part of twenty years, this was my braggadocious excuse for missing holiday parties and summer birthdays. My way of letting others know I was trading humidity for heat, relief for “real” mountains, NASCAR for culture, y’all for you…

ContributorApril 4, 2024

Guest Posts Sustainability Writing Contest

Sustaining Our Southern Roots

By Luke Perko* The Duck River during the summerPhoto credit: Sam Duffy Growing up in Tennessee, the summers were hot and humid. You would find my friends and I swimming in the Duck River. Despite its nickname - the “Dirty Duck” - we cooled off in its brown murky waters.…

ContributorApril 4, 2024

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Reflection on Refuge

By Steven McKnight The other night, as I lay in my bed, I got the distinct feeling that I was safe. It wasn’t peacefulness or coziness, but it felt like things would be okay so long as I was home. Given the context of the pandemic, that makes logical sense.…

ContributorApril 20, 2023

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My reflections on interacting with the physical world

By Hannah Henry I'm one of the rare Floridians who was born and raised in the Sunshine State. I grew up in inner-city Orlando, Florida – a massive landlocked metropolis best known as a timeless vacation destination for our world-renowned theme parks. While many kids most fondly reflect on going…

ContributorApril 20, 2023

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Natural Beauty

By Hannah Richie Hannah Richie As I sit on the porch of my childhood home, I can hear the leaves rustling amongst the trees, the wasps I was once so scared of buzzing all around the outside of my protective screened in porch. I can see the pollen sticking to…

ContributorApril 20, 2023

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Running Toward

By Anonymous I first hit the trail by my office two days into my new job and two weeks after Rob died. It was pouring – something in between a winter and spring rain – and the fat, cold drops were enough to keep the parking lot empty and the…

ContributorApril 20, 2023

The Waterfall

Nature is a Luxury

Oyster Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico

Eastern Grip

Sustaining Our Southern Roots

Reflection on Refuge

My reflections on interacting with the physical world

Natural Beauty

Running Toward

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