By Sam Horner, Shelli-Kae Foster, and Taylor Templer On August 17th YES! staff participated in the University of Minnesota’s Starry Trek event. In fact, all across the state of Minnesota, a multitude of volunteers participated in the event to survey different lakes to help locate an aquatic invasive species (AIS) called Starry Stonewart. The goal of the volunteers was to locate the plant and to
Volunteers Needed for Starry Trek 2019!
By Taylor Templer Volunteers from across Minnesota are needed on Saturday, August 17th to participate in a statewide search for starry stonewort, one of Minnesota’s newest aquatic invasive species. Hundreds of volunteers will gather at local training sites statewide to learn how to identify starry stonewort and other aquatic invasive species and search for them in area lakes. Starry
Sophie’s Farewell
By Sophie Bishop Over the past year it has been very rewarding being the Southern Coordinator for YES!. It has been great working with students, coaches, and staff. I have learned so much and gained confidence in myself throughout this year. However, I have decided to take a position at the Deep Portage Learning Center to pursue my dream of being an environmental educator. I appreciate all the
Compass Learning Center’s Agriscaping Curriculum
By Jolene Carlson (YES! Coach) Compass Learning Center's YES! team received funding from the McKnight Foundation to implement their Agriscaping curriculum. Agriscaping is using food to create edible and functional landscapes. Students designed a MN Edible Plant PowerPoint Presentation identifying the functions and classification of plants. They then designed three Agriscapes that were
Forest Lake High School Climate Convening
By Tom McDougall Students from the Forest Lake High school Environmental Club/ YES! Team, organized a community based Climate Convening session with assistance from the partnership of Climate Generation and Youth Eco Solutions (YES!) on Monday April 29, 2019. The partnership is funded by the McKnight Foundation. Over 30 students, community elected officials, teachers and residents of Forest
YES! Alumni Spotlight: Brooke Tschida
Brooke was involved in the YES! program for 5 years while in 8th-12th grade at Royalton. Throughout the years she participated in YES!, Brooke worked on a variety of projects including constructing and racing an electric car at the Supermileage Competition, racing a solar-powered boat, constructing a solar-powered trailer to haul their electric car and solar powered boat to events, helping to