Written by Taylor Templer, West Central Coordinator On September 29th YES! teams from across Minnesota gathered at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center (PWELC) in Spicer for the 15th annual YES! Fall Summit. Over 160 students and coaches were in attendance representing Yellow Medicine East, MACCRAY, Minnewaska, New London-Spicer, Discovery Woods, Parkers Prairie, Springfield,
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Effects on Flooding & Your Drinking Water with Erik Cedarleaf Dahl
Written by Shelli-Kae Foster On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 over 50 YES! students and teachers from Minnewaska, Sleepy Eye, Lac qui Parle Valley, Westbrook-Walnut Grove and Mankato West, logged onto zoom to learn about climate change and how it effects flooding and our drinking water. The workshop was led by Erik Cedarleaf Dahl. Erik is a Planning Director with the Environmental Quality Board
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
Help Our Waters
Written by Taylor Templer, West Central Coordinator On March 11th, Youth Eco Solutions (YES!) held a workshop at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center in Spicer called Help Our Waters. New London-Spicer Middle School and Minnewaska YES! students attended the workshop to gain knowledge about aquatic invasive species (AIS) and water quality in Kandiyohi County. The purpose of this workshop
Harbor City International YES! Team Visits Western Lake Superior Sanitary District
Written by Sam Horner, Northeast YES! Coordinator Last Friday, the Harbor City International School YES! Team went to the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District to learn about all the things they do to keep Duluth clean and healthy. The team was able to learn about their Compost and Landfill Site, and their Wastewater Treatment Plant. After learning everything that they do at this facility, I
Lac qui Parle Valley YES! Team Presents to Commissioners
By Taylor Templer On September 11th, 2019 Shelli-Kae Foster, YES! Program Director and Taylor Templer, West Central Coordinator, participated in the Legislature-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) tour of site visits in the West Central area. The day included a luncheon at the Grandview Winery in Belview, MN where YES! staff participated with other ENRTF stakeholders to provide
