About
Caroline Grass (she/her) grew up in Burke, Virginia, and recently graduated from Ithaca College with a double major in journalism and legal studies. She is The Alaska Center’s Digital Communications Fellow in Anchorage.
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Arriving in Alaska! When the conveyor belt carrying everyone’s bags ground to a halt and my very large, very heavy duffel bag with all my clothes was nowhere to be found, I knew I was going to be the one with lost luggage. I had just completed over ten hours of travel across the continent…
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After a few years of work as a forester in Germany in the 1980s and 90s, Peter Wohlleben knew that cutting down trees and spraying insecticides on the 3,000-acre woodlot he oversaw wasn’t treating the trees with respect. These trees had stories, especially the oldest ones. The established ones with gnarled trunks, countless branches reaching up toward…
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How crypto-mining pushes us toward further climate warming. Dark greenish-grey and covered in pale spots, lake trout enjoy deep, clear water. They are slow-growing fish that routinely live past 25 years old and can be found in Canada, Alaska, the Great Lakes, and the Finger Lakes. Plentiful fish populations help boost local tourism and recreation.…
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Programs help safeguard natural habitat and assist people in enjoying the outdoors. The Finger Lakes region stretches over 9,000 square miles and recreation draws both locals and tourists alike. The 11 Finger Lakes and surrounding rural landscape provide opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, but environmental threats like development make the area vulnerable to habitat loss, degradation…
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The National Wildlife Federation writes that habitat loss is the primary threat to wildlife in the United States. Habitat destruction, degradation and fragmentation due to development harms plants and animals, so making our yards as friendly as possible for these creatures is one way to make a positive impact on the environment. Even if you…
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A multimedia journalist is someone who can produce a cohesive and compelling story from start to finish by themselves. They are tech-savvy and use social media for all aspects of their story from newsgathering to promoting their articles. Is it ideal that journalists are thrown into the field alone and asked to report solo? No,…
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The New York Home Energy Affordable Transition or HEAT Act has passed the state Senate but is stuck in the Assembly. Environmental activists want this act to pass to help move New York further away from fossil fuels and closer to reaching the goals of the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act).…
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Volunteer work at The Learning Farm connects Ithaca College to the community. ITHACA — The Learning Farm, a roughly16-acre property nestled next to Robert H. Treman State Park in Ithaca, educates children and families about the importance of sustainability and agriculture. The farm offers after-school programs, summer camps, and farm visits in addition to being an…
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I love hiking and most weekends you can find me searching for new trails to explore. I’m not alone in this love for the outdoors, as the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation recorded 79.5 million visits to state parks, historic sites and campgrounds in the state in 2022. This was…
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Earlier in the week, I visited The Learning Farm for my upcoming mobile social journalism article. The Learning Farm works to educate families and children about sustainable food production and help reconnect people to the land. I spoke with co-founder and head farmer Pete Núñez and he talked about how they practice regenerative farming. I…
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