3. Youth Leading the Way: Chippewa Falls Green Team Turns Environmental Education into Action

In this episode of Healthier, Happier, Smarter, hosts Jaeden and Xia sit down with the Chippewa Falls Green Team — seniors Zoe, Chloe, and Ellie — to explore how student-led environmental action is transforming their school and community. The trio shares how their mostly student-driven group secured drone pilot licenses, wrote grants to fund a solar panel installation at Camp Nawakwa, and brought hands-on renewable energy lessons to elementary classrooms and energy career fairs. From navigating a failed rooftop solar project at their high school to winning the SoulStock competition and earning the Solar Moonshot grant, the Green Team offers Wisconsin educators an inspiring model of what's possible when young people are given the freedom, mentorship, and resources to pursue passion-driven environmental projects. Links + Resources:Follow the Chippewa Falls Green Team on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chihienvironmentalclub/Follow Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chippewafallsschoolShow your support for environmental education by becoming a member: waee.org/joinFollow the show online: Facebook: @WisconsinAssociationforEnvironmentalEducationInstagram: @wisconsinassociationforeeLinkedIn: wisconsin-association-for-environmental-education-incYouTube: @wisconsinassociationforeeView all book recommendations from the podcast: https://bookshop.org/lists/healthier-happier-smarterThank you to our sponsors:James E Dutton Foundation: https://www.jameseduttonfoundation.org/Natural Resources Foundation: https://www.wisconservation.org/WAEE Funding Partners: https://www.waee.org/our-supportersGreen & Healthy Schools Wisconsin: https://green-and-healthy-schools-wi-dnr.hub.arcgis.com/If you’d like to become a sponsor, contact us at [email protected]