150 inspiring, ambitious, and committed youth leaders from 23 schools from New York and Vermont convened recently at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake for the Youth Climate Summit. The annual Adirondack Youth Climate Summit founded and pioneered by The Wild Center in 2009 has been a catalyst for Youth Climate Summits in 28 states and 11 countries. Now in its 15th year, the two-day, onference planned by youth for youth brings together teens to learn from one another and empower each other to accelerate change toward a more sustainable future in their own lives, schools, and communities.