By Shelli-Kae Foster As YES! Program Director I was honored to be invited to participate in the kickoff event for the UofM’s Climate Justice Lecture Series on April 28. The focus of the event was “Youth Action: Health & Climate Change.” I was joined by Aaron Rosenblum, 3rd year UMN Medical School and Climate Smart Health Care Co-Chair and Akilah Sanders-Reed, Oil Free Organizer, Power Shift
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Lights! Water! Action!
Written by Shelli-Kae Foster, YES! Program Director Over 30 students from New London-Spicer and Minnewaska Area Schools participated in the Lights! Water! Action! Workshop to learn about ways to reduce their energy and water footprint at home. Each participant was given a Home Energy Kit and a Survey to complete with parent/guardian approval and then return to their teacher as proof of
YES! Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Burns
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
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
