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AUDUBON YES! STARTS 7th YEAR
Excerpt from Hummin' Aug/Sept vol. XXII #4
With the start of the new school year, Audubon YES! will enter its seventh year of operation. Serving ecology clubs, science classes and service clubs in a dozen South Bay Schools,
YES! provides hundreds of young people with direction for their desire to improve the environment. The work these students do ranges from clean ups and habitat restoration to teaching
children about nature and the environment. And, since the environment does not end with the school year, students remain active with YES! over the summer.
The August Activities Calendar, shown here, is typical. There are things to do every weekend, so that students can fit YES! into their busy schedules. When they have dedicated 50 hours
of their time to environmental work, they earn the Audubon YES! Award.
One thing to note about this Activities Calendar is that it is not exclusive to Audubon. We encourage students to learn about, and work with, all of our local activist groups. Nor are
students limited to what they find on this calendar. All environmental work counts toward the YES! Award. Our aim is to create an ethic in young people that says, "There's work to do,
and we can get it done!"
Of course, you are invited to come out for these volunteer activities, too. There is so much to do. And we can use your help in other ways: with donations of field guides, equipment,
money and time working with high school groups.
Join YES!Net by contacting jmorton@igc.apc.org.
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