On April 4th, the YES Team at Royalton High School hosted a series of educational workshops for themselves and their fellow students. The event consisted of three sessions which included water quality testing with YES, forest migration with the University of Minnesota program on assisted forest migration, and renewable energy with Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs). These topics were identified
NEW Willmar YES Team on the Scene in 2024
There is a new YES Team on the scene in 2024: The Willmar Community Education YES Team! Hear from Trevor and Joy, two new YES team members about their Eco Story as they explain why the environment is important to them and their motivations behind taking action. Trevor Frye My favorite thing about being outdoors is hearing the sounds of nature. I also like getting some fresh air. My favorite
Lake Minnewaska – January 28, 2024
I took these photos a few days after taking part in a Climate Change Photography workshop, which was run by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). In the workshop, Olaf Kuhlke, who works with MCAD, talked about some of the effects of climate change, big and small, and how to capture these effects in a picture. His first example was a cemetery that is close to flooding. Climate change
Climate Change Photography with MCAD (Minneapolis College of Art and Design)
On January 19th, YES students, staff and coaches had an opportunity to participate in a workshop led by Dr. Olaf Kuhlke from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. In this workshop Dr. Kuhlke shared with us his climate change photography project, which has been sponsored by the UN. Students from several different countries have participated over several years, taking photographs that highlight the
Evergreen Collective Workshop with Taylor Hall
On January 11th, the YES staff visited Evergreen Collective in St. Paul. Evergreen Collective is a shop promoting and practicing the values of low waste, fair labor and transparency. We had an opportunity to talk with the shop’s owner, Taylor Hall, about the shop, its values and the products she carries. We started our visit by taking a tour around the shop with Taylor while she highlighted the
YES: A Student’s Perspective
Yes is an organization that helps teach kids about keeping our environment clean and healthy. I joined YES out of curiosity, and YES is a cool thing to do. YES is an organization that helps kids learn how to keep the environment clean. My favorite thing that we did in YES is the YES kickoff. During the kickoff, I learned about a program called Get The Lead Out. This organization helps keep lead
