Youngstown Environmental Sustainability Society​
Making the world a greener and more sustainable place...
Officers posing at STEM Fest Fall 2024
Mill Creek Park
A current photo of the rain garden after the completion of five work days
Officers posing at STEM Fest Fall 2024
one project at a time!
About Us
We are a student non-profit organization at Youngstown State University. Our goal is to create a more environmentally friendly campus community through workshops, community service, and education. We are now also branching out into the community to assist in the creation of green spaces and lend a hand in other environmentally driven projects.
Current Projects
Our organization works on multiple projects throughout the school year. Our dedicated members are always working in the greenhouse to grow a variety of plants, vegetables, and herbs to be able to share with our YSU community. We also throw an Earth Day celebration each year, along with various other fun activities throughout the school year!
Working Together
Our organization works throughout the year with various other campus organizations to complete different green-based projects around campus and the Youngstown community. Some of these projects include tree planting in Legacy Forest, growing food crops for food banks/farmers markets and different campus clean-ups!
Earth Day 2025
Our annual Earth Day Celebration is happening in Spring of 2025. We are so excited for this fun filled event and can't wait to see you there! We will have a final date, time, and location coming soon!
Latest Project
U.N. SDG Unveiling
The a representative from the United Nations is coming to YTown to unveil a mural of the Sustainable Development Goals we hope to accomplish in Youngstown. A member of YESS will be there to give a brief statement detailing our efforts on campus to make these goals achievable.
Our largest project this year has been all of the work we have been doing in the greenhouse! This year we are making great use of the space, and we will also be partnering with Public Health and Community Outreach this year to bring some wonderful food crops to the Youngstown Community this year!