Written by Deb Groebner, Southern YES! Coordinator When we were teenagers, my brother came up with a secret nickname for our mom: “twenty-questions Carolynn.” Mom asked great questions...which was VERY annoying as a teenager trying to fly under the radar! Since then I’ve realized her curiosity reflected a deep need to both understand and protect us. These days I embrace curiosity as one of
Virginia YES! Team Visits St. Louis County Regional Landfill
Written by Sam Horner, Northeast YES! Coordinator On December 18th, the Virginia High School YES! team visited the St. Louis County Regional Landfill and Recycling Center. The team wanted to visit this site because one of their projects for the year will include them creating videos to encourage their fellow students to be less wasteful and hopefully recycle more. We visited the recycling
YES! Students Tour Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Management
Written by Shelli-Kae Foster, YES! Program Director Manford Foster, YES! Coach with Minnewaska Schools and his YES! Students toured the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Management (PDSW) in Alexandria with YES! Director Shelli-Kae Foster. Nathan Reinhold, PDSW Recycling Coordinator led the tour on December 18, 2019. Nathan started the tour by giving an overview
Make Sustainable Choices This Holiday Season
Written by Taylor Templer, West Central Coordinator For many of us, the holiday season is about spending time with family and friends and celebrating tradition, but some of those traditions increase consumption and waste, which decreases sustainability. Environmental sustainability is conserving our natural ecological balance by ensuring our natural resources are replenished and maintained for
YME Installs Hydration Station
Written by Taylor Templer, West Central Coordinator The Yellow Medicine East YES! team, led by science teacher, Steve Petrich, received funding from the McKnight Foundation last year to install a hydration station. The purpose of this project was to reduce the amount of single-use plastic water bottles being used at the school. According to The Guardian, 1 million plastic bottles are bought
The Human Element at the Paramount Theatre
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