By Sam Horner This year, the Carlton YES! team wanted to do a Winter Workshop centered around energy and that is exactly the day that was planned for the team. Stops for the day included the Duluth Steam Plant and the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, which gave the team insight into how energy is being used and generated in one of Minnesota’s most populated cities. The Duluth Steam
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“Spare A Watt, Save A Lot” Winter Workshop
By Taylor Templer A Winter Workshop full of excitement and energy, attended by 11 students and teachers from the YES! teams at New London-Spicer, occurred at St. John’s University on February 26th. This "Spare A Watt, Save A Lot" workshop allowed students to connect with experts and gain information to position them for success as they excel in team-based projects this school year. Tom
“From Pond to Prairie” Winter Workshop
By Sophie Bishop How is water and land impacted by human activity? How are these problems escalated closer to agriculture and/or urbanization? The New Prague YES! team, the members of which come from both agricultural and urban areas, were wondering the same things. They wanted to know how their team can help bodies of water near New Prague and how we can bring back prairie lands. Jeremy and
“Local Foods for a Changing World” Winter Workshop
By Sophie Bishop On January 23rd, YES! teams from New Prague and Springfield traveled to the Ney Nature Center to learn about local foods and greenhouses. Students heard from Josh Reinitz, a local organic farmer and CSA provider. Josh spoke about how to create an organic farm or garden and offered tips on how to sustain it for years to come. He also talked about how to build a greenhouse out of
Healthy Soil=Healthy Lives Event March 20th
By Sophie Bishop When talking about environmental change and making a better future, we need to start from the ground up, literally. On March 20th, YES! and Gustavus Adolphus College invite you to Healthy Soil = Healthy Lives to learn about soil health and its importance to you, Minnesota, and the planet. This event is part of our winter workshop series in which YES! teams come together to
Fueling Appetites for Efficient Vehicles at Glencoe Winter Workshop
Written by YES! Coordinator Katelyn Bocklund On Thursday, December 15, 2016, 21 students and their coaches from Hutchinson and Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL) YES! teams came together to learn about renewable and efficient automotive design practices at Glencoe-Silver Lake High School. Jim Wallace, Joe Wambeke, and Theron Busse from the Ridgewater College Auto Body Collision Technology Program began