On October 26th, 2018 the Youth Eco Solutions (YES!) Program announced the 2018-19 winners of the McKnight Foundation Project Seed Funding. Funding was awarded to teams whose projects involve creating solutions to today's environmental challenges through hands on projects that impact their school and/or community. Through a competitive process, 6 teams received funding to complete their
Meet Taylor, West Central Interim Coordinator
I am currently a student at St. Cloud State University, studying Planning and Community Development and Environmental Studies. I chose these degrees because of my deep love for everything natural. Ever since I was a small child I have always loved being outdoors whether it was helping my grandma in her garden or searching for snakes and frogs with my brother. I have always cherished the sense of
YES! Kicks Off Another Great Year
On October 3rd 2018, YES! teams from around the west, central, and southern regions of Minnesota came together for the 2018 YES! Fall Summit at Prairie Woods ELC. About 130 students and coaches were engaged in learning about projects they could potentially do at their school around the environment, sustainability, and water quality. The student sessions include the Eco Project Sharing session,
2018 North East MN Fall Summit
On October 1st, the Arrowhead region of Minnesota had their Fifth Annual Youth Eco Solutions! Fall Summit at the Laurentian Environmental Center. Of the three teams in the region, only one was able to make it to the event. The team from Carlton, MN may have been the only one, but they brought some students that were ready to find new solutions to problems in their school. While we only had one
Meet the New Southern YES! Coordinator
I was raised in Zimmerman, MN and graduated from University of Minnesota, Morris with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science. After college, I was a renewable energy intern at the West Central Research and Outreach Center and then got a GreenCorps position at River’s Edge Academy in St.Paul, MN. This has all led me to my new position as the Southern Region YES! Program Coordinator. I am
Sleepy Eye Guest Blog Post: Prairie Garden, Pollinator Sites, and LED Lighting
Guest Blog Post by the Sleepy Eye YES! Team With the help of the grant money from the McKnight Foundation, the Sleepy Eye YES! team was able to carry out three projects this past season. We are most excited in working with our local DNR headquarters with Megan Benage, regional ecologist, in planning and planting prairie seed mixes and plugs at Ross Park Apartment Complex and the Sleepy Eye Golf