From Jennifer Swenson, PWELC Executive Director I'm excited to announce the hiring of Kalley Pratt as the new Director of Youth Eco Solutions. Kalley's first day in her new position will be May 1, 2023. As you know, Youth Eco Solutions (YES) is a statewide program empowering youth to create solutions to today’s ecological challenges through hands-on action projects. Kalley will assume
Southern Minnesota YES! Teams Learn About the Problems with Plastic and How to Reduce Waste
Recent workshops in Sleepy Eye (March 30) and Mankato (April 5) prepared YES! students with knowledge, activities, and resources about reducing waste at home, at school, or in their community. Participating schools were Sleepy Eye Public, St. Mary's Catholic (Sleepy Eye), Mankato East, Mankato West, and Westbrook-Walnut Grove. At both workshops, Jane Dow from Mankato Area Zero Waste taught