Sustainability Chats - YCAF: Kaitlyn Wiehe

Kaitlyn Weihe, Sustainability Coordinator at Habitat for Humanity, is an advocate for practical, community-based climate solutions. She assisted in completing two 2024 YCAF projects, Reclaimed Draft Blockers and a Rain Garden, and worked on a 2025 project, Renew the Block: Urban Agriculture, with support from multiple project partners.

During our Sustainability Chat, we take a closer look at Kaitlyn’s 2024 supported projects and discuss her 2025 project, Renew the Block: Urban Agriculture, which aims to transform urban spaces into productive, sustainable gardens that serve the community.

From stormwater mitigation to energy efficiency and then urban agriculture, the projects Kaitlyn has tackled are making a broad and important impact.

About the YCAF Sustainability Chat Video & Blog Author:

Meg Erdenebat - Intern

The YCAF Sustainability Chat Series is compiled by the Sustainability Institute Program Intern - Meg Erdenebat. Meg is a college student from Mongolia who is currently at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse through their international student exchange program. Meg is working towards a bachelor's degree in Environmental Development at her main college in Japan.

"I am excited to be a part of the Sustainability Institute. I’ve just completed an academic year at UWL. My major is Environmental Development. Over the next two months, I’ll be working with the Sustainability Institute on their Sustainability Chats series interviewing Youth Climate Action fund recipients. This is my first job in the field, and while I’m both excited and a bit overwhelmed, I’m committed to doing my best to contribute."

The City of La Crosse was awarded a second round of funds in 2025 by Bloomberg Philanthropies allocating $85,000 for YCAF microgrants. This program is being coordinated by the City of La Crosse with the help of the Sustainability Institute and the La Crosse Area Community Foundation.