By Shelli-Kae Foster Robin Trott, University of Minnesota Extension Educator/Douglas County began Part 2 of the Rain Garden workshop mini-series by asking a group of 6 YES! students “Why do you want to build a rain garden?” One student replied, “To make our school look better,” while another added, “To filter the rain water.” Robin jumped right in and explained to the students that they must
Habitat Restoration
Pollinators and Solar Panels
On March 16, 2018 students from the Carlton High School YES! team embarked on a journey of discovery and learning about pollinator habitat and solar panels. At first glance these two topics may seem disconnected but, as we learned, they actually are becoming more integrated every year. Our day started at the Boreal Natives main office in Esko MN where the staff introduced us to pollinator