Matthew Burns went to Westbrook Walnut Grove High School where he was active in YES! during his Freshman and Senior years (2014 & 2018). The main projects Matthew worked on included plastic bag recycling, making braided bracelets out of bags that couldn’t be recycled, collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House and his favorite project was taking old incandescent bulbs and turning
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Laq qui Parle Valley YES! Team Enjoys an October Paddle
Written by Taylor Templer, West Central Coordinator Are you dreaming of warmer weather? We are! On October 10th, coach Rachel Rigenhagen and students from the Lac qui Parle Valley YES! team went kayaking at Glacial Lakes State Park to learn about aquatic invasive species (AIS) and water quality with West Central Coordinator, Taylor Templer. The group kayaked Signalness (Mountain) Lake which
YES! Students Paddle Into Summer
Written by Taylor Templer, West Central Coordinator On June 24th I took four students from the New London-Spicer YES! teams out kayaking on Lake Andrew in New London to survey for aquatic invasive species (AIS) and test water quality. To prepare for the summer surveying, students attended a session on water quality at the 2019 YES! Fall Summit where they learned about water quality and how to
Sam’s Farewell
Written by Sam Horner Hi everyone, this is Sam Horner, the Northeast Regional Coordinator for the YES! Program. In 2014, I accepted a position with the Minnesota Green Corps and this was my first introduction to the YES! Program. I worked with Jim DeVries to expand the program in the Northeast Region of Minnesota. It was an exciting time and we did a lot of great work to make the program a
2020 YES! Regional Judging
YES! regional judging looked a little different this year with so many cancellations for students, but YES! was happy to be able to still hold our spring competition. We made some modifications but one thing stayed the same, the students impressed the judges with their great efforts to improve our waterways and local environments. The teams submitted final reports and were scored in the following
Shelli-Kae’s Story
Written by Shelli-Kae Foster, Program Manager I like to fix things. Not like repairing engines or a dishwasher, but when I see something that is broken or someone in need, I like to try and fix it or help someone out. This is why I feel my time spent with YES! is so valuable. Students are identifying problems in their community and fixing things that matter to them – their air, water, &