Outstanding Educator
Sheryl Crain Holliday
Sheryl Crain Holliday teaches science and technology to grades 6-8 at Franklinton Vocational Education Center in Franklinton, Louisiana.
Sheryl Crain Holliday teaches science and technology to grades 6-8 at Franklinton Vocational Education Center in Franklinton, Louisiana.
Michael Mansour is a naturalist and environmental educator who uses PLT in many programs at Hawk Woods Nature Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Jeannine May is a 25-year veteran of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service who serves as a public affairs officer in Jackson, Mississippi.
Jonathan Nute is a forest resources extension educator at the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension in Hillsborough County who trains teachers in PLT.
Deborah Todd, a fifth grade language arts and science teacher at Slate Hill Elementary School in Worthington, Ohio, also serves on the Ohio PLT Board.
Pam Wilson is a K-8 substitute teacher and facilitator with the Oregon Natural Resources Program in Corvallis who introduces PLT to pre-service teachers.
Hilary Hargrove teaches science and honors ecology to grades 9-12 at Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and advises her school’s Envirothon team.
Elizabeth Burke is a parent volunteer and master naturalist in Fairfax County, Virginia, who uses PLT to train parents to be classroom docents.
Jane Ulrich teaches fourth grade at Sunny Hills Elementary School in Issaquah, Washington, where she led the creation of a school trail and garden.
An elementary teacher from Arkansas shares what she’s learned from implementing a schoolyard habitat project. Organizing a committee, engaging volunteers, and publicizing the effort have all contributed to their success.