By Sophie Bishop When talking about environmental change and making a better future, we need to start from the ground up, literally. On March 20th, YES! and Gustavus Adolphus College invites you to Healthy Soil = Healthy Lives to learn about soil health and its importance to you, Minnesota, and the planet. This event is part of our winter workshop series in which YES! teams come together to
Events
YES! Kicks Off Another Great Year
On October 3rd 2018, YES! teams from around the west, central, and southern regions of Minnesota came together for the 2018 YES! Fall Summit at Prairie Woods ELC. About 130 students and coaches were engaged in learning about projects they could potentially do at their school around the environment, sustainability, and water quality. The student sessions include the Eco Project Sharing session,
2018 North East MN Fall Summit
On October 1st, the Arrowhead region of Minnesota had their Fifth Annual Youth Eco Solutions! Fall Summit at the Laurentian Environmental Center. Of the three teams in the region, only one was able to make it to the event. The team from Carlton, MN may have been the only one, but they brought some students that were ready to find new solutions to problems in their school. While we only had one
Summer in the Metro
The YES! Metro Region this summer provided assistance to the Edina High School Environmental Club called PROJECT EARTH to design and fabricate a float for the 2018 Edina City Fourth of July parade this last week. The float promoted the use of renewable energy and to support funding for a 12 panel solar tracking array PROJECT EARTH is developing to be installed at the Edina High School. The
Second Annual YES! State Championship Award Ceremony Held At Target Field on May 20, 2018
The Second Annual State Competition Award Ceremony was held at Target Field on May 20th, 2018. This event was attended by over 100 YES! students, coaches, staff, and supporters from 3 Youth Energy Summit (YES!) teams. Teams represented the following communities; Northern Lights, Sleepy Eye, and Sartell. YES! works hard to bring opportunities like these to its students where they can showcase the
Forest Lake YES! Projects
Written by: Phoebe Karan At the beginning of February this school year, the Forest Lake High School Environmental Club YES! Team received funds from the McKnight Foundation for their project Reducing Energy and Habitats for Bees. The group has since then been using the fundings to first educate the school and community, then to provide LED light bulbs and finally to create another