Nature is not always far away. Sometimes it lives in the smell of soil after rain, the way a grandparent names trees, the warmth of sunlight on a concrete wall. The 2025 Ocean Awareness Contest theme — Connections to Nature: Looking Inside, Going Outside asks you to reflect on how the environment shapes you and how your story can shape it in return. The Resource Studio is your guide for this journey. Inside, you’ll find materials on topics like Generational Knowledge, Urban Nature, Health and Nature, and Climate Resilience. These are more than facts, they are entry points into your own experiences. What have you inherited? What do you notice when you step outside? What do you carry within? The Studio offers inspiration, context, and examples to help turn your reflections into powerful creative work. Visit bowseat.org/resources to begin. Use what you discover to write, film, draw, compose, or speak your piece. Submissions are open until June 9, 2025. Your perspective matters, shar...