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Hennepin County Environment and Energy

Agenda

• Overview of where to find reports and resources

• Youth survey

• Case study

• Planning for survey reporting

• Storytelling

Environmental outcomes tracking

• Tally how many cups saved

• Put a bread tag in the cup that matches how you got here

• Weigh the waste and share results

• Draw a picture of reused clothing items

• Count how many bags were reused

Let us know if you are using a reusable beverage container

Post in the chat

Search: Hennepin County Green Partners

www.hennepin.us/GreenPartners

Green Partners website: Information for current grantees

• Reporting documents • Youth survey• Orientation presentations• Additional resources

Updated report due dates• Discussion report due November 30, 2020• Budget report due August 31, 2021• Written reports due September 30, 2021

Environmental education survey

Environmental education survey questions

Surveys

• Paper• Oral• Electronic• Bottle caps, rocks, etc.

• Pre/post surveys encouraged but not required

Tracking survey responses

Be creative – use rocks, marbles, stickers, social media, conversations….

Partnership Academy: What did they do?

Empowering Youth as Environmental Advocates

• 5th and 6th graders explored food production and issues facing pollinators

• Researched plants needed to protect wildlife and pollinators

• Worked in pairs to design pollinator friendly gardens for the school

• K-6 students voted for their favorite wildlife garden design

• Planted pollinator plants and the winning youth garden design around the school

• Held a Garden Party to celebrate their Certified Wildlife Habitat for their families

Partnership Academy: What difference did it make?

Partnership Academy asked their students our two required questions

1. I want to keep learning about the environment

2. I think I can make a difference in protecting the environment

Reporting survey outcomes

Do not report percentages. We need to add all the results together.

Of the 57 students surveyed at Partnership Academy:

• 26 students want to keep learning about the environment

• 36 students think they can make a difference in protecting the environment

Planning for survey reporting

Youth projects

• Who will you survey?

• How will you survey?

• When will you survey?

• Who will make it happen?

Storytelling

Share your project stories

Anecdotes and stories

• Stories about participant experiences

• Participant created art (music, visual arts, etc.)

• Presentations created by participants

• Photos or videos of project activities

• Social media interactions

Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light

• Faith-based stewardship on climate change

• Youth leadership building

• Outdoor experiences

Visuals and stories

• Visuals and anecdotes express emotion

• Tells the story in a more compelling way

• Provides a more thorough understanding of audience and project activities

Phillips Environmental Action Project

• Place-based learning

• Service learning

• Youth leadership development

Waite House

Lead by a team of 10 teens from the neighborhood

• Known as the “PEAPs” (Phillips Environmental Action Project)

• Trained to execute hands-on environmental activities at community events in the Phillips neighborhood from April-October

• Mentored and empowered to advocate for the environment

Waite House

The teens spoke to Waite House families and lead environmental activities around recycling and waste reduction at events

• Global Youth Service Day

• Summer Day Camp “Recycled Arts Camp”

• Phillips Music Festival

• Recycling & Waste Reduction Art Installation- Community Café

• Phillips Clean Sweep Hennepin County Environment and Energy

Waite House

• PEAPs teens designed and lead each activity

• The PEAPs wanted to adapt the original plan and engage individuals that weren’t coming to Waite House

• Two events were prioritized - the Phillips Music Festival and Phillips Clean Sweep

• Open to the broader community, and Waite House families were encouraged to participate

Waite House

• In October, they joined the annual Phillips Clean Sweep planning committee.

• This community clean-up has been occurring for over 20 years and focuses more on community building than environmental sustainability.

• In the past, everything collected from city streets, gutters, and alleys has been disposed of as trash - no recycling!

Waite House

• The PEAPs advocated for sorting of collected materials for recycling.

• It took convincing to restructure an event that has been done for many years, but the PEAPs prevailed!

• The PEAPs received public recognition from the Midtown Phillips organization for their outstanding leadership!

Waite House

Win-win

• Youth were happy that their decisions allowed them to talk to and engage more people, plus they had a larger impact on the community.

• Staff realized that plugging into existing events allowed them to focus and support the PEAPs environmental activities, instead of focusing on organizing an event.

Hennepin County 4H and Minneapolis Park and Rec

• Due to COVID-19, the Urban Explorers 4-H Day Camp moved entirely on-line

• Via Zoom naturalists from Minneapolis Park and Recreation joined as guest speakers

• Campers got to learn about the career pathways of guest naturalists and the various responsibilities and interests they have in their jobs

• On Tuesdays campers were provided a live animal show of a nature center’s reptiles and amphibians

• On Thursdays campers participated in a live demonstration of how to assemble a bird feeder, learned how to care for a bird feeder, and were guided in observing birds

Urban Explorers 4-H Day Camp, 2020 (3 min)

The Highpoint Center for Printmaking

• Art and science-based environmental education about water and pollinators

• Place based learning

• Hands-on, experiential learning

• Utilizes local Water Stewards and artists

Project video (8 min)

Storytelling

• Outcomes seem are more impactful

• Art and stories are memorable, can be emotional

• Can convey a lot through stories and pictures

• Shows your audience and how they are engaging with you

• Share your story with others, helps promote your programs

Data and stories

Patience CasoGreen Partners grant managerPatience.Caso@hennepin.us612-348-9352

Environment and Energy Department701 4th Avenue South, Suite 700Minneapolis, MN 55415

Facebook: Hennepin EnvironmentTwitter: @hennepinenviroYoutube: Hennepin County MN

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