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Five high school students from Lake Placid and Saranac Lake were among teen climate change leaders who met Dr. Jane Goodall (center) at the Northern Ontario Youth Climate Action Summit. Photo provided.

Jun 01, 2023 — A group of young people from the Adirondacks is in northern Ontario this week for a Youth Climate Action Summit. The students are there as part of the Wild Center’s Youth Climate Program, and are attending workshops, presenting local community climate action plans, and connecting with other young environmentalists from around North America. Todd MoeAdirondack teens hear a message of hope at a climate change gathering in Ontario

A highlight of the conference was a lecture and conversation with Dr. Jane Goodall, the renowned English primatologist and anthropologist.

Two of the students, Jenna and Anthony, and the Wild Center's Jen Kretser, took a break from the busy two-day gathering to share their thoughts.

Kretser, the Wild Center’s director of climate initiatives, along with Lake Placid science teacher Tammy Morgan, are leading the group of five students from Saranac Lake and Lake Placid high school. Kretser says attending this week’s summit is part of a tradition at the Wild Center to help connect and empower young people to become effective climate leaders.