SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT Blog

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

Kaitlyn Weihe, Sustainability Coordinator at Habitat for Humanity, is an advocate for practical, community-based climate solutions. She...

Charlee and the renewed garden beds. Charlee Gauger, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota majoring in Environmental Science, was...

Adela with City of La Crosse Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey during her 2025 project Extreme Weather Kits for Vulnerable Populations ....

In this Sustainability Chat, we sit down with Ishmael to explore his journey with a Youth Climate Action project. Ishmael was awarded a...

Aditi sharing her book "Tech Tales" Meet Aditi, a junior at Onalaska High School who is passionate about making sustainability easier for...

Kaarina Dunn on site of her 2024 YCAF Project: Upcycle Our Symphony Onalaska High School student, Kaarina Dunn ,  is already making waves...

Mahlivanh & Ella on site shooting their film - Ecosystem La Crosse: The Life of a Community Ella LeDocq, a 2024 graduate of Minnesota...

For our March Sustainability Chat we sat down to talk with Beth Piggush about her work around Land Justice. Beth is a sustainability...