YES! is welcoming a new member to our staff and a new program partner for the central region of the state– Sarah Gainey is the newest YES! coordinator, working out of Saint John's Outdoor University. We are excited for Sarah to share her knowledge and enthusiasm with the YES! Program as a Coordinator for the Central MN teams! Here is what Sarah has to say: In some ways, a partnership between
YES! In Action: Team Highlights
Springfield The Springfield YES! team has been very busy this year working on projects in four main categories: fundraising for clean water, environmental education, a YES! week at their school, and pop tab collection. Their clean water fundraiser, entitled "Say YES! to Clean Water," will take place on May 8th and include a silent auction and brunch. Students have been gathering items for gift
DREAMing at the Willmar Winter Workshop
By YES! Coordinator Jonathan Morales The DREAM Technical Academy YES! Team united on March 27th in Willmar to get up close and personal with waste. Most people are able to tell you that the 3 Rs of the environment are Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. At the DREAM Waste Reduction Workshop, the attendees explored each of these R's and got know them a little better. The day started out with Jay Baker from
Building Sustainably with Alternate Energies in Rochester
Students were challenged to define sustainability during the recent "Building Sustainably with Alternate Energies" Winter Workshop held at Cascade Meadow Wetlands and Environmental Science Center in Rochester. 16 students and 2 coaches from the Mankato West and Pine Island YES! teams enjoyed an education-filled day at a beautiful location where they learned from the technologies the building
Experiential Learning: Automotive Design Winter Workshop
"The future will not be a multiple choice question. It is a future design challenge." That is on the email signature of the coach for the Glencoe-Silver Lake YES! team and it was put into practice at the recent YES! Winter Workshop entitled "Exploring the Automotive Industry and Automotive Design Practices in Glencoe". The 15 students from the Glencoe-Silver Lake YES! team who attended
YES! Impacting the Farmers of the Future: An Alumni Highlight
By YES! Alumnus Aaron Larson The Willmar Community Greenhouse project was started in 2007 by the Willmar Senior High School YES! team, a team I joined in 2008 as a senior in high school. The project's main goal is to educate the community about renewable energy and locally-grown food. These goals are continually accomplished, as we are growing produce inside and outside the greenhouse year