By Taylor Templer Plant roots, native species, soil and water relationships, oh my! On March 5th, Youth Eco Solutions (YES!) held a workshop at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center called Plant Your Roots. The day started out with a quote from Epic’s Impact Journal: “The age of climate change is upon us. In order to deal with a global-scale problem of this magnitude, the solution must be
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“Rain Gardens and Native Plants–Part 2” Winter Workshop
By Shelli-Kae Foster Robin Trott, University of Minnesota Extension Educator/Douglas County began Part 2 of the Rain Garden workshop mini-series by asking a group of 6 YES! students “Why do you want to build a rain garden?” One student replied, “To make our school look better,” while another added, “To filter the rain water.” Robin jumped right in and explained to the students that they must
Native Rain Garden Takes Root in St. Cloud
By YES! Coordinator Kristine Madsen Members of St. Cloud North Jr. High YES! Team gathered together 130 6th-8th grade students on May 6 to plant a 9,000 square-foot native rain garden on the school grounds. For the YES! students, the planning of the garden began months in advance of planting day. The YES! students chose the rain garden project because they wanted to beautify the school grounds as
Native Plants and Monarch Butterflies
By YES! Coordinator Sarah Gainey On Friday, February 26, middle school students from North Junior High in St Cloud and Sartell Middle School immersed themselves in learning about the importance of native plants and got their hands a little dirty to help monarch butterflies! Both teams have potential native plant garden projects in the works at their schools and used this day to help move that