Written by Shelli-Kae Foster, Deb Groebner, and Taylor Templer YES! launched its first virtual Fall Summit on September 30th with over 70 students and teachers in attendance. The theme for this year was “Climate Change in Minnesota.” The virtual event included numerous interactive components such as polls, charades, and guessing games to keep participants engaged. Sydney Bauer, a recent
Climate Change
Taylor’s Story
Written by Taylor Templer, West Central Coordinator When I was a little girl, I was taught to fall in love with as many things as possible and to give those things my fullest attention and deepest connection. My family instilled in me to have compassion for all things. Compassion for family, compassion for others, compassion for the environment. I grew up outside, whether it was catching snakes
Sam’s Story
Written by Sam Horner, Northeast Coordinator When I was in 6th grade, I participated in a field trip to Long Lake Conservation Center. It did not have a reputation of being a fun trip, and most students did not look forward to attending. Mainly because we were not allowed to have any technology or video games and we were away from our families for a few days. Some of us had never done that
Deb’s Story
Written by Deb Groebner, Southern YES! Coordinator When we were teenagers, my brother came up with a secret nickname for our mom: “twenty-questions Carolynn.” Mom asked great questions...which was VERY annoying as a teenager trying to fly under the radar! Since then I’ve realized her curiosity reflected a deep need to both understand and protect us. These days I embrace curiosity as one of
Climate Changed Nobel Conference
By Shelli-Kae Foster, Program Director “Climate Changed.” The title of the 55th Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College makes a clear statement – our climate has changed and now we all have to learn to adapt and to make changes to our policies and lifestyles. The 2-day conference was sold out which demonstrates how important this topic is to people of all ages and with the line-up of
Insights from a YES! student on the Green New Deal
About a month ago, one of the students from Northern Lights Community School attended the Youth Climate Justice Summit that was held at the Minnesota State Capitol Building. This event was put on by Climate Generation. They held the event so that students from across the state could meet with politicians to talk about different topics facing our environment and our state. Below are Katelyn Dorry's