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
We’re Hiring a Southern Coordinator
Southern YES! Coordinator/Ney Nature Center Administrative Assistant Full Job Description This is a full-time position that pairs two part-time positions: YES! Coordinator position (up to 20 hours per week) will coordinate the YES! program for teams of youth and their coaches in Southern MN. Ney Nature Center Administrative Assistant (up to 20 hours per week) is responsible for the
YES! Staff Participate in Starry Trek
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