By YES! Coordinator Jim DeVries With the onset of 2016 most of us probably made a New Year’s resolution to eat less, lose weight or perform some other task designed to make us a better person. Unfortunately by the end of January most of these resolutions will be long forgotten. This year I want to challenge you to make a resolution that will not only make you feel good, but also one that will be
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Reducing Your Food Waste During the Holidays
By YES! Coordinator Katelyn Larsen This article was adapted from the Holiday food planning article that appeared in the Living Green 365 newsletter on November 24, 2015. You can sign up for the newsletter at www.livinggreen365.org. The holidays are right around the corner! While planning your holiday meal, think about ways to cut food waste before, during, and after the meal. This will
Coordinator Reflects on COP21 Climate Negotiations in Paris
By YES! Coordinator Sarah Gainey Imagine a place where you can charge your device and make a smoothie by riding a bike, attend high quality lectures, discussions and movies all day long, and be surrounded by others from all over the world who are also committed to educating others about climate change. That was my experience as I spent a week in Paris at the COP21 climate negotiations. I traveled
Climb for a Cause
Below is an excerpt from an article that will appear in the next edition of the Warbler (the newsletter of Prairie Woods ELC) written by Steve Friedlein, Challenge Course Coordinator at PWELC. The winter of 2015-2016 marks the end of the first full season of the Prairie Woods Pinnacle (a 26.5 ft portable rock climbing wall). It has been a huge success! Thousands of climbers of all ages have had
Glencoe-Silver Lake Team Impresses at Climate Generation Convening
The Glencoe-Silver Lake YES! Team along with Coach Mike Sundblad attended Climate Generation’s West Metro Convening on November 12, 2015. As an added treat, they brought last year’s supermileage car to showcase and use as a visual educational tool for the crowd during the convening’s resource fair. Many attendees initially thought the team was in college and were impressed to learn that the
WWG YES! Team Pop Tab Collection
Guest Post Submitted by the Westbrook-Walnut Grove (WWG) Earth YES! Class The WWG Earth YES! Class organized the 2nd annual Pop Tab Collection this year. There were a total of 6 different schools that participated this year. Each participating school was given a twenty-five dollar check for participating in the pop tab collection competition and the winning team will win a seventy-five dollar