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YEA! MN and MPIRG Team Up

Join YEA! MN and MPIRG as we team up for a youth lobby day at the MN State Capitol in support of solar energy and the Recycling Refund Act.

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2010-2011 Annual Report

We are proud to share the Will Steger Foundation’s 2010-2011 Annual Report. The report highlights our activities from September 2010-August 2011.

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Extreme Weather 101

Throughout the last year it has been hard to miss the news reports, blogs and editorial commentary on the extreme weather events that have been sweeping the country. Tornadoes, flooding, snowstorms, above normal and below normal temperatures have caught the media and the nation’s attention.

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Emerging Leaders Program: Midwest

After much anticipation WSF is excited to unveil new online Emerging Leaders Program content. Updates include a cleaner overview of program scope and vision, quick links to our vibrant youth partners state by state, and a revised YEA! MN landing page.

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7th Annual Summer Institute for Climate Change Education

Investigate Minnesota’s Changing Climate at the Will Steger Foundation’s 7th Annual Summer Institute for Climate Change Education

August 7 and 8, 2012 at the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley, MN

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Join the National Bike Ride for Sustainable Solutions and Support WSF!

Climate Ride is a fully-supported, 5-day charitable bike ride, and it's the one and only multi-day charitable bicycling event that supports bike advocacy and organizations working toward a sustainable future. By riding in Climate Ride you can support the Will Steger Foundation!

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Will Steger: Make America climate-literate

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Even though I am most known as a polar explorer, my career and lifelong passion has been as an educator. As soon as I graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 1967, I taught middle-school science.

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Minnesota's Changing Climate Classroom

Join the Will Steger Foundation on an Exploration of Minnesota’s Changing Climate

Minnesota’s Changing Climate curriculum project ties Will Steger’s adventures from boyhood to adulthood with engaging content on Minnesota’s natural environment (i.e. biomes) and the impacts of climate change. The curriculum includes lesson plans for grades 3-12, as well as an online classroom with video, audio and interactive content.

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Steger Foundation Blog: Most Recent

Minnesota's Changing Climate Updates, February 23
Written by Kristen Poppleton, Education Program Manager

The big news in the Climate Change Education world the last few weeks has been the controversy surrounding leaked Heartland Institute documents. The documents show, among other things, their plan to develop a curriculum for teaching about climate change in K-12 schools. Dr. David Wojick, who is not a climate…

Written on Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:26 in Climate Lessons
Tags: elementaryeducation minnesota mnclimate mccupdate secondaryeducation
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Will Steger Visits Hawley, MN
Written by Ann Benson, Education Program Assistant

Last week, Will Steger visited Hawley Elementary and Hawley High School to speak with students about his adventures and what the Hawley students have been learning about climate change. First, he met with a third grade class that has been participating in our Minnesota's Changing Climate project. The students were…

Written on Thursday, 23 February 2012 12:33 in Climate Lessons
Tags: willstegerontheroad mnclimate elementary secondary
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Look Out America, Here Comes the Midwest
Written by Marion Berger, Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition

There's something unique about the Midwest. Of course, every geographic region of the country has its own style, its own vibe, its own culture to be proud of. But as a born and raised Midwesterner, it's always seemed to me that the Midwest is basically begging to become the hub…

Written on Friday, 17 February 2012 08:53 in Midwest
Tags: emergingleaders youthaction minnesota midwest youthclimateactivism midwestcoalition
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Reaction to The Heartland Institute’s Climate Change Curriculum
Written by Nicole Rom, Executive Director

It is quite alarming to learn that The Heartland Institute, a conservative think-tank, is planning to create educational materials that contradict the established science on climate change.

Written on Thursday, 16 February 2012 16:13 in Climate Lessons
Tags: curriculum climatenews climateeducation k12education climatescience
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We Heart Climate Scientists
Written by eNewsletter

Letter from the Executive Director A few articles caught my eye in the Minneapolis based Star Tribune last month. Of course I was proud of Will Steger’s opinion piece on climate literacy, published on January 27th: Will writes “if the nation is to address climate change, it must begin with…

Written on Tuesday, 14 February 2012 09:27 in eNewsletter
Tags: climatenews yeamn summerinstitute midwestyouth reamp climateride mnyouth climateliteracy greenribbonschools
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