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2025 YCAF Recognition Night & Poster Gallery
The Sustainability Institute was delighted to host the 2025 Youth Climate Action Fund Recognition Night at The Nature Place, where we welcomed nearly 80 guests. About two dozen youth project leaders joined us, sharing stories of their projects that they have worked on over the past several months. Attendees explored the mini-poster gallery that showcased the variety of projects including composting education, new and revitalized community gardens, support for our unhoused nei
Nov 21, 2025
Announcing the 2025 Inspiring Sustainability Award Winners!
The 2025 Inspiring Sustainability Awards at La Crosse Distilling Co. was a night filled with magnetic energy. It was a fun, uplifting, and connective gathering where people came together to refill their cups and celebrate the incredible sustainability work happening across our community. The evening radiated warmth and appreciation as we honored this year’s nominees and revealed the award winners for 2025. The Inspiring Sustainability Awards began in 2010 through Coulee Partn
Oct 29, 2025
Sustainability Chats - YCAF: Meg Erdenebat
Meg Erdenebat brings an international perspective and a passion for environmental action to her work. Originally from Mongolia, Meg is a college student studying Environmental Development at her main university in Japan and attended the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse through an international exchange program. This summer, she shared her talents with us at the Sustainability Institute as the Summer Program Intern, compiling and sharing stories from other local YCAF project
Oct 21, 2025
Sustainability Chats - YCAF: Kaitlyn Wiehe
Kaitlyn Weihe, Sustainability Coordinator at Habitat for Humanity, is an advocate for practical, community-based climate solutions. She...
Oct 7, 2025
Sustainability Chats - YCAF: Charlee Gauger
Charlee and the renewed garden beds. Charlee Gauger, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota majoring in Environmental Science, was...
Sep 23, 2025
Read about the 2025 Inspiring Sustainability Award Nominees
We're excited to announce the nominees for the 15th annual Inspiring Sustainability Awards! For 15 years, this event has recognized...
Sep 19, 2025
Sustainability Chats - YCAF: Adela Piggush
Adela with City of La Crosse Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey during her 2025 project Extreme Weather Kits for Vulnerable Populations ....
Sep 9, 2025
Sustainability Chats - YCAF: Ishmael Dekrahn
In this Sustainability Chat, we sit down with Ishmael to explore his journey with a Youth Climate Action project. Ishmael was awarded a...
Aug 26, 2025
Sustainability Chats - YCAF: Aditi Muduganti
Aditi sharing her book "Tech Tales" Meet Aditi, a junior at Onalaska High School who is passionate about making sustainability easier for...
Aug 12, 2025
Sustainability Chats - YCAF: Kaarina Dunn
Kaarina Dunn on site of her 2024 YCAF Project: Upcycle Our Symphony Onalaska High School student, Kaarina Dunn , is already making waves...
Jul 21, 2025
Sustainability Chats - YCAF: Ella LeDocq & Mahlivanh Fleckenstein
Mahlivanh & Ella on site shooting their film - Ecosystem La Crosse: The Life of a Community Ella LeDocq, a 2024 graduate of Minnesota...
Jul 2, 2025
2025 Green Goose Chase - Honking Amazing!
We are goosed! After 11 days of an amazing adventure, we totally agree that our 5th year did not disappoint. With new missions, a new...
Apr 28, 2025
Sustainability Chats - Beth Piggush & Land Justice
For our March Sustainability Chat we sat down to talk with Beth Piggush about her work around Land Justice. Beth is a sustainability...
Mar 5, 2025
Sustainability Chats - Ethos: Green Power Cooperative
Join us this February for an exciting Sustainability Chat with Ethos Green Power Cooperative ! In this session, we explored key questions...
Feb 18, 2025
Sustainability Chats - Andrew Ericson & UW-La Crosse
Andrew at the Inspiring Sustainability Awards. In our January Sustainability Chat, we were joined by Andrew Ericson , Sustainability...
Jan 14, 2025
Sustainability Chats - Eneration
Check out December's Sustainability Chat with Eneration , the non-profit team behind the nation’s first energy-independent healthcare...
Dec 11, 2024
Announcing the 2024 Inspiring Sustainability Award Winners!
As we came together at the La Crosse Distilling Co., the atmosphere was buzzing with excitement to honor all the nominees and reveal the...
Oct 23, 2024
Sustainability Chats - LeaderEthics
Our October Sustainability Chat is a timely one with the upcoming election season. We sat down with Lee Rasch, Executive Director of...
Oct 14, 2024
Sustainability Chats - Citizens' Climate Lobby
For the fall of 2024, Sustainability Chats are getting a new look! We will be recording our Sustainability Chats and releasing them...
Sep 17, 2024
Sustainability Chats - The Nature Place
Our June Sustainability featured The Nature Place - a 501 C3 organization positioned in the bottom of Myrick Park and along the La...
Jun 4, 2024
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