Two Harbors High School | Minnesota Schools Cutting Carbon

Team Project 2:

Will Steger Speaks at Two Harbors High School

Project Type: Community engagement

Description:

February 8th Two Harbor High School’s Enviro Club along with Granite Gear (Two Harbors based business that manufactures outdoor gear) hosted Will Steger. The event was open to the public, Will spoke about his adventures in the polar regions and the impact global warming is having on these ecosystems. Will spoke about the importance of reducing our carbon footprint. The event was attended by school board members, school administrators, parents, concerned citizens, elementary and high school students.

Goal:

To educate the public on the importance of lowering our carbon footprint.

Team Project 1:

PV array installed at Two Harbors High School

Project Type: Solar power

Description:

A 2.88 Kilowatt array was installed at Two Harbors High School in the fall of 2008. The funding for this array came from many different sources including grants, rebates and in-kind labor. The THHS Enviro Club helped raise some of the money for this project. This array has already offset 1 ton of carbon dioxide. The array is a great educational tool and demonstration not only for students at THHS but for the community.

Goal:

To educate students and the community on the benefit or renewable energies and to offset the carbon dioxide emissions of Two Harbors High School.

Team Project 4:

THHS Enviro Club Teams place 1st, 3rd and 7th and regional envirothon and advance to the state envirothon.

Project Type: Other

Description:

The envirothon is an opportunity for students to learn about and demonstrate knowledge of natural resources. There are 6 learning stations: soils, aquatics, forestry, wildlife, current event and oral presentation. This year’s oral presentation and current event was biodiversity. This year in our district there were 30 teams. The top 3 teams advanced to the state envirothon.

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