Written by Taylor Templer, West Central Coordinator For many of us, the holiday season is about spending time with family and friends and celebrating tradition, but some of those traditions increase consumption and waste, which decreases sustainability. Environmental sustainability is conserving our natural ecological balance by ensuring our natural resources are replenished and maintained for
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YME Installs Hydration Station
Written by Taylor Templer, West Central Coordinator The Yellow Medicine East YES! team, led by science teacher, Steve Petrich, received funding from the McKnight Foundation last year to install a hydration station. The purpose of this project was to reduce the amount of single-use plastic water bottles being used at the school. According to The Guardian, 1 million plastic bottles are bought
The Human Element at the Paramount Theatre
Written by Shelli-Kae Foster, YES! Program Director To kick off the MN Conference for Science Educators (MnCOSE) The Human Element was shown to a crowd of educators from around the state. The Paramount Theatre in St. Cloud was the perfect venue to gather for this deep dive into how climate change is affected by humans and how humans are affected by it. This made for a robust discussion
Royalton YES! team visits Camp Ripley Environmental Center
By Shelli-Kae Foster, YES! Program Director I had the opportunity to join students from Marty Bratsch and Jeannie Omvig’s YES! team at Royalton High School on a tour of Camp Ripley on Friday, November 1st. Together, we learned about their commitment to conservation, how Camp Ripley supports the local community with Fire and Rescue efforts, and about the use of drones for conservation and
Another Successful Fall Summit
Written by Taylor Templer, West Central Coordinator On October 9th YES! teams from across Minnesota gathered at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center for the 13th annual YES! Fall Summit. Over 130 students and coaches were in attendance representing Lac qui Parle Valley, Minnewaska, New London-Spicer, World Learner/Chaska, Rockford, Discovery Woods/Brainerd, Springfield, Royalton, Mankato
Northeast Fall Summit
Written by Sam Horner, Northeast Coordinator On September 30, 2019, Laurentian Environmental Center hosted the 6th Annual YES! Fall Summit. The Fall Summit is the premiere kick-off event for the YES! calendar year. Each year, all the teams in the northeast region of Minnesota gather to listen to presentations from experts in the environmental field and to brainstorm different ideas for the