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
Climate Changed Nobel Conference
By Shelli-Kae Foster “Climate Changed.” The title of the 55th Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College makes a clear statement – our climate has changed and now we all have to learn to adapt and to make changes to our policies and lifestyles. The 2-day conference was sold out which demonstrates how important this topic is to people of all ages and with the line-up of notable speakers, no
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
“All Things Energy” Workshop
By Tom McDougall Have you always wanted to know what our energy sources are, how we have used those sources overtime to maintain our lifestyles, what the impact this energy consumption has on our planet’s environment, and to understand what new energy technologies and consumption habits we can employ day to day to improve our planet’s atmosphere? The All Things Energy Workshop is a 90 minute