Tag: youth

Are you an educator looking for resources, or a parent hoping to keep your kids busy? Or are you just interested in learning more about the Mighty Mississippi? We’ve compiled […]

Winter has arrived! What a great time of year to huddle with your kids, break out the hot chocolate and grab a few books to read. Some fun new additions […]

A little more than two years ago, Thomas Edison High School celebrated the completion of its state-of-the-art “Green Campus.” With help from an array of community partners, the Northeast Minneapolis […]

This summer, the MWMO began writing a new chapter in our efforts to recruit and mentor the next generation of environmental leaders. Through a partnership between our organization and the […]

This summer, the MWMO is partnering with Urban Boatbuilders and East Side Neighborhood Services on a boat-building project here at our Stormwater Park and Learning Center. Over the course of […]

For more than 10 years, Ruth Murphy has played the role of unofficial godmother to a group of Minneapolis teens. She helps them get to work on time, brings them […]

Like many of us, James Taborda-Whitt hadn’t spent much time thinking about the value of the Mississippi River and its surrounding watershed. Sure, it’s one of the largest rivers in […]

Few teachers would tolerate students standing on their desks and shouting, much less encourage it. But for science teacher Yosefa Carriger, nothing is off the table if it will help […]

Master Gardener May Lee stands about a head taller than the third-graders at Farnsworth Elementary she is teaching to plant native seeds this March morning in east St. Paul. Clearly, […]