by Eli Robinson, a junior at Corvallis High School YouCAN (Youth Climate Action Now) Corvallis is a youth-led environmental action group in Corvallis, Oregon. Propelled by the existential threat that is climate change, YouCAN strives to create change on a local level. Right now YouCAN is working to pass the Read more…
The YouCAN Corvallis youth leaders were invited to join the Corvallis Climate Action Advisory Board on Monday, to engage in formal discussion of collaborative opportunities. Given fifteen minutes on the formal CAAB agenda, the youth leaders nominated two spokespeople to represent them at the table. In front of a room Read more…
The YouCAN Corvallis team has been working every weekend during the month of May, painting a beautiful mural on the back of a building at 300 SW 4th Street. Under the guidance of internationally recognized muralist Esteban Camacho Steffensen, YouCAN youth, their friends, and classmates produced a mural with a message. Read more…
The YouCAN Corvallis youth featured prominently in today’s Gazette Times, in an article about their efforts to influence local climate policy. Read the article here. https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/a-children-s-crusade-teen-group-pitches-in-on-city/article_9e3997cd-941e-5d94-a5f9-14ca17154889.html
The Corvallis Climate Action Advisory Board has convened, and the YouCAN Corvallis team eagerly attended their first meeting and hear the Board members construct their strategy for the coming six months. Three Youth Leaders spoke to the Board, introducing their proposed Climate Recovery Ordinance, and requesting that the Board consider Read more…
On April 17, Crescent Valley High student Nisha Sridar attended the Corvallis City Council, offered verbal testimony, and delivered individual letters from 23 CVH students in support of the Corvallis Climate Recovery Ordinance. These letters were written by students from the AP Environmental Science class, Environmental Club, National Honor Society, Read more…
Despite the federal decision to remove the US from the Paris Climate agreement, we are happy to report that the City of Corvallis and OSU have both made bold commitments to continue working towards climate recovery. On June 12, the City of Corvallis website was updated to announce that Mayor Biff Read more…