Twenty-one teens from all across the state, from Barrow to Unalaska to Anchorage, convened in Juneau March 28-31 to talk to their legislators about environmental issues and other youth concerns. The teens culminated their time in Juneau with a “Youth State of the State” address to express their vision for a sustainable Alaskan future. Among them was Patrick Marshall, a youth trainer from Craig.
“I’m in the Summit because climate change has really impacted my old home in Craig and I want to see changes so my kids can experience what I had growing up,” he said, according to AYEA.
The teens represented 13 urban and rural Alaska communities at the summit, according to an email.
The program was the annual Alaska Youth for Environmental Action (AYEA) Civics & Conservation Summit, “a youth leadership training that brings teens from diverse regions of the state together to build skills in civic action, issue analysis, advocacy and statewide leadership through high-impact civic engagement lessons,” according to the email. More information is available at akcenter.org/ayea.
