Written by YES! Coordinator Ali Dahmes “It is so great to be a part of something that positively affects the community in which we live,” recalls Gabra Lokken, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (ACGC) YES! coach while observing their tree trench. Although it is mostly completed, there were many substantial steps along the way. The Middle Fork Crow River Watershed District (MFCRWD) applied and received
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ACGC switches to LED lights in School Parking Lot
Guest blog post submitted by ACGC YES! Team During the 2015-2016 year, the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (ACGC) YES! team was given a $1,000 grant to go towards LED lights for the parking lot of our school. This grant was provided by the McKnight Foundation. As of 9/30/16, we have 14 out of 37 light fixtures switched over to LED. We plan to get them all switched over in the coming years. As soon as
NL-S YES! Team Highlights Local Food/School Gardening Project
Guest Blog Post by the New London-Spicer YES! Team The New London-Spicer (NL-S) YES! Local Food/School Gardening McKnight Foundation project began with constructing grow light stands for indoor herbal plant starts. YES! collaborated with the shop class to build the stands which were used in the 7th-8th grade science classes and in two elementary classrooms. Herbs were started and transplanted to
Designing an Electric Vehicle
By Northeast YES! Coordinator Jim DeVries The Youth Energy Summit (YES!) team at Cherry School was very interested in learning about how Electric Vehicles work. Instead of researching information on the internet or test driving one, they decided the best way to learn how they work is to build one! With the realization that a full blown passenger car would be too big of an undertaking, not to
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Volunteer Day 2016
Guest Blog Post by the WWG YES! Team On Wednesday, October 19, the WWG Earth YES! team invited all high school to help start a year of giving back to the community. These students took the first part of their M.E.A. break to help rake neighborhood lawns. Bringing their own rakes, over 50 kids showed up to support the effort started by 10 Earth YES! Students. The students in Earth YES! wanted to
YES! Welcomes Coordinator Emily Stawarski
YES! is welcoming a new member to our staff – Emily Stawarski is a YES! Coordinator who will be working with the Northwest teams while working out of Lakes Country Service Cooperative in Fergus Falls. We are excited for Emily to share her experience and passion with the YES! Program. Here is what Emily has to say: My name is Emily Stawarski and I currently live in Fergus Falls. I grew up on a