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
YES! Alumni Spotlight: Driel Mortenson
Driel was a member of the New London Spicer YES! team during both middle school and high school. While a member of the YES! team, Driel worked on many projects, including raising money to install water-bottle refill stations in the school to cut down on plastic waste. Another big project was holding a climate change convening during an Earth Day event at Prairie Woods ELC in order to create
Another Successful Fall Summit
By Taylor Templer 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 West, and Sleepy Eye. The Fall
Northeast Fall Summit
By Sam Horner 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 coming school year. This year was
Meet Deb, Southern YES! Coordinator
We are excited to welcome Deb Groebner to our YES! team! Deb is our new Southern YES! Coordinator! Hello! I'm Deb! I am inspired by the courage of young environmental leaders like Autumn Peltier and Greta Thunberg. I am excited to apply my experience and creativity toward helping kids grow skills, knowledge, relationships, and confidence needed to embrace their own version of environmental