YES! in Outside News Sources
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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