Why Teach Outside in Winter?
Teaching outside year-round is a rewarding experience for students of all ages. Teachers in Maine share how to make winter outdoor learning safe and fun.
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Top 10 Benefits of Environmental Education
Enthusiasm for learning. Empowered to make a difference. Improved health and academic performance. Just some of the benefits of EE for youth, educators, schools, communities.
Activities for Girl Scout Badges and Journeys
Scout troop leaders and volunteers, and those who provide scout programs at nature centers, parks, and community recreation facilities, can quickly identify Project Learning Tree …
Nature Journaling Ideas
Discover how experiential learning across all subjects can be achieved by encouraging your students to use a nature journal.
Outstanding Educator
Maureen Stine
Maureen Stine is a Conservation Educator for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Onaway, Michigan. She is dedicated to service-learning and uses PLT as her main resource.
Outstanding Educator
Allison Hall Kiesler
Allison Hall Kiesler developed K-5 programs as the Children’s Garden Programmer at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia.
Outstanding Educator
Michelle Viney
Michelle Viney is a conservation program manager at Audubon Arkansas in Fayetteville who promotes environmental education using PLT.
Outstanding Educator
Beverly Smith
Beverly Smith directs the Larry Box Conservation Education Center in Brookeville, Mississippi. She facilitates the use of PLT throughout her school district.
Outstanding Educator
Dusty Downey
Dusty Downey is a community naturalist for Audubon Rockies who loves to engage youth in the local forest ecosystem.
A Look Back at 20 Years of GreenWorks!
A photo slide show illustrates 20 years of PLT GreenWorks! projects.