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YES! In The News

YES! in Outside News Sources

2021-2022

September, 2021: Lights! Water! Action! Students turn learning into energy savings

July 28, 2021: Watch the 2022 YES! Proposal Presentation to LCCMR members that features our coaches Eric Koser, Manford Foster and student Miranda Kubek!

July, 2021: Deb Groebner’s article in Region 9 Development Commission Newsletter

2020-2021

June 17, 2021: Mankato West interview with KMSU radio in Mankato

February 17, 2021: YES program continues to show students the importance of their environmental impact

November 30, 2020: Sleepy Eye YES! Team says: Recycle your Holidays!

September 22, 2020: Students at Mankato West High School lead on energy-saving LED lighting project

2019-2020

July 11, 2020: Home on the prairie: Lac qui Parle Valley students are bringing the prairie back

July 9, 2020: Winners again — YES! Team earns Regional and State awards

June 9, 2020: Southcentral Minn. Clean Energy Council Seeking Feedback from Area Residents

May 14, 2020: Seeds of Hope: Our Spring 2020 Mini Grant Recipients

January 27, 2020: Mankato Are Public Schools Talks Climate Change With Its Students

January 14, 2020: Mankato West to Receive Clean Energy Resource Team Grant

December 12, 2019: Recycle Your Holidays

December 7, 2019: Connecting Youth With Great Adventures

October 12, 2019: Passion for the Prairie

October 3, 2019: YES! Coach Patrick Merrick honored with MREA award!

September 25, 2019: Youth-Led Climate Strike Draws Carlton Students

September 14, 2019: Sporting Journal Radio Interview

2018-2019

June 6, 2019: Sleepy Eye YES! Team is Number 1

May 19, 2019: NLCS Wins Eco Solutions Competition

May 3, 2019: Carlton, Wrenshall Students Find Solutions to Environmental Challenges

April 13, 2019: Students Attend Soil Health Workshop

March 7, 2019: Montessori Students Learn About Environment

September 6, 2018: A Climate Voice: Kately Dorry

2017-2018

June 6, 2018: YES! Team Awarded for Efforts, Keep on Working

May 18, 2018: Cleaning Up Carlton

March 2, 2018: Forest Lake YES! Coach honored by MAEE (Minnesota Association for Environmental Education)

February 16, 2018: Local YES! team receives McKnight Foundation project funding

December 22, 2017: Royalton Names Carlson and Popp as ExCEL Nominees

November 20,2017:  Fall Summit Prepares YES! Students for Success with Interactive Sessions

October 28, 2017: Blackout Day Shines Light on Student Learning

October 25, 2017: Teachable Donation Aids Hurricane Harvey Victims

The YES! program was recently featured in McKnight Foundations’s grantee spotlight. Read “Minnesota Youth Say YES! to Energy Solutions”

August 2, 2017: School district’s first gardener growing into the job

2016-2017

May 18, 2017: Sleepy Eye YES! Team Receives Awards and Continues Work

May 18, 2017: How small of a house could you live in?

May 10, 2017: WWG Y.E.S. Team wins big in Region

May 1, 2017: MOUNTAIN IRON ADDRESSES PLAZA 53 PARKING LOT

April 20, 2017: Solar energy disparity emerges among Minnesota schools

May 19, 2017: YES! Teams Compete for Awards

May 14, 2017: The 9th annual Earth Fest: An event-packed day in Mt. Iron

March 3, 2017: West High School Club Helps Schools Reduce Waste (Mankato Free Press)

March 2, 2017: Belle Plaine High School Students Among Those Who Attended Youth Energy Summit

February 28, 2017: Wrenshall YES! Team receives grant for local climate change mitigation project

February 23, 2017: YME students visit ‘Don’t Throw it Away, Recycle for Another Day’

November 18, 2016: Sleepy Eye YES! team participates in 10th Annual Fall Summit (The Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch)

November 8, 2016: Area teams participate in ‘YES! Fall Summit’ (Pine Journal)

November 6, 2016: Youth Energy Summit teams gather for fall summit (West Central Tribune)

November 4, 2016: Area teams participate in third annual northeast YES! fall summit (Herald Review)

November 4, 2016: Area students participate in YES! Fall Summit (Hometown Focus)

October 26, 2016: WWG volunteer day, written by YES! students (Sentinel Tribune)

October 19, 2016: W-WG students giving back to their community: Fifty-two youths participate in Earth YES program (Daily Globe)

September 22, 2016: Environmental Club Says YES! to community improvement projects (Forest Lake Times)

Looking for more? Access our Archived News Features here.

“Being good to the environment is important and valuable because it is the right thing to do. Be conscious of your carbon footprint.” –Albany YES! Student

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