PLT Press Releases

2011 is International Year of Forests!  To celebrate, use PLT's specially designed "Environmental Exchange Box" activity. - August 3, 2010

2010 National Project Learning Tree Outstanding Educators:
Environmental Education Benefits Student Learning

- February 25, 2010

Project Learning Tree Releases New Curriculum for Early Childhood Educators to Get Young Children Outdoors
Activity Guide and Music CD Teaches Children Ages 3 to 6 About the Natural World Around Them

- February 17, 2010

Learning and Serving through Environmental Education - Project Learning Tree Awards 33 Service-Learning Grants in 23 States

- February 3, 2010

Learning and Serving through Environmental Education – Project Learning Tree Awards 34 Service-Learning Grants in 21 States - August 3, 2009

National Teacher Day Marked by National Awards to Outstanding Environmental Educators - May 5, 2009

International Environmental Education Leaders Join Indianapolis Community and Students to “Green” Cold Spring School - April 30, 2009

"No Child Left Inside" Legislation Introduced on Earth Day
Environmental Education Gaining Support as a National Priority. - April 22, 2009

Project Learning Tree and Esurance Announce Recipients of GreenWorks! Environmental Grants - April 16, 2009

Project Learning Tree’s Environmental Education Newsletter Receives Award from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development - March 30, 2009

Five Project Learning Tree National Outstanding Educators Show the Benefits of Environmental Education - March 18, 2009

Environmental Education and Community Service Combine to Improve Student Learning - February 18, 2009

Environmental Education Grants to Benefit Esurance Towns
Schools and Youth Groups Trageted in Arizona, California and Colorado - November 11, 2008

American Forest Foundation Receives Grant to Develop Model GreenSchools - October 16, 2008

Project Learning Tree Awards 24 Grants for Service-Learning Projects - August 1, 2008

Project Learning Tree and World Forestry Center Release Secondary-Level Curriculum Module on Global Connections: Forests of the World - June 23, 2008

Elementary Students And Volunteers Participate in Schoolyard Makeover on World Environment Day - June 5, 2008

Five Educators Named Project Learning Tree® 2008 Outstanding Educator of the Year - February 26, 2008

Project Learning Tree Awards 36 Grants for Service-Learning Projects - February 14, 2008

Project Learning Tree and Esurance Announce Recipients of GreenWorks! Environmental Learning Grants - February 4, 2008

PROJECT LEARNING TREE SUPPORTS D.C. SCHOOL GARDEN WEEK, OCT. 15-20
Advocates say no child should be left indoors, outdoor learning enhances education - October 11, 2007

Project Learning Tree & Esurance Team Up for GreenWorks! Initiative
Auto Insurer to Help Provide Environmental Grants to Local Schools - September 07, 2007

Project Learning Tree® Awards 27 Grants for Service-Learning Projects - July 17, 2007

Project Learning Tree Expands GreenWorks! Service-Learning Program
$100,000 to be Awarded for Environmental Projects that Involve Youth with their Community - February 27, 2007

Five Educators Named Project Learning Tree® 2007 Outstanding Educators of the Year - February 15, 2007

Project Learning Tree Awards 32 Grants for Service-Learning Projects - January 15, 2007

AFF Receives $150 Million Endowment to Continue Mission of Promoting Sustainable Forestry - October 18, 2006

Project Learning Tree Receives Global Environmental Education Award
from the North American Association for Environmental Education - October 17, 2006

Project Learning Tree® Launches Every Student Learns Outside
to Expand Outdoor Education Opportunities - September 7, 2006

Project Learning Tree® Premieres
Secondary Curriculum Exploring Environmental Issues: Places We Live - August 2, 2006

PLT School Honored for Dramatic Turn-Around in Student Performance on State Assessment Tests - June 19, 2006

Local School Children Give Educators Commentary on New Environmental Education Curriculum during International Conference in Virginia Beach - May 8, 2006

Arkansas Educator Named Project Learning Tree 2006 Outstanding Educator of the Year - May 4, 2006

South Carolina Educator Named PLT 2006 National Outstanding Educator of the Year - May 4, 2006

Idaho Educator Named PLT 2006 National Outstanding Educator of the Year - May 4, 2006

Ohio Educator Named Project Learning Tree 2006 Outstanding Educator of the Year - May 4, 2006

Louisiana Educator Named Project Learning Tree 2006 Outstanding Educator of the Year - May 4, 2006

Dallas Area Schools Awarded $15,000 in Environmental Education Grants - April 24, 2006

Los Angeles Area Schools Awarded $15,000 in Environmental Education Grants - April 24, 2006

Project Learning Tree Awards 33 Grants for Service-Learning Projects - January 17, 2006

Project Learning Tree Joins National Environmental Education Leadership in Recognizing Congressional Champions - October 6, 2005

Project Learning Tree To Hold International Educators Conference in Welches, Oregon - June 1, 2005

Five Educators Named Project Learning Tree 2005 Outstanding Educators of the Year - May 18, 2005

Project Learning Tree Announces National Environmental Education Week Photo Contest - March 30, 2005

National Environmental Education Week, April 10-16, 2005 - March 2005

Project Learning Tree Awards 37 Grants For Service Learning Projects - March 8, 2005

Five Educators Awarded as Project Learning Tree 2004 National Outstanding Educators of the Year - June 11, 2004

Five Educators Named Project Learning Tree 2004 Outstanding Educators of the Year - May 21, 2004

PLT Gathers in North Dakota for 2004 International Coordinator's Conference - May 18, 2004

Project Learning Tree Awards 41 Grants For Service Learning Projects - February 3, 2004

Atlanta Educators Join Forces in Environmental Education - November 11, 2003

Five Educators Named Project Learning Tree 2003 Outstanding Educators of the Year - June 6, 2003

April 24, 2003 is GreenWorks! Day in Bismarck, North Dakota - April 24, 2003

North Dakota Forest Service Teams Up With Theodore Jamerson Elementary School To Sponsor A Native American Tree Planting Ceremony - April 17, 2003

The Environmental Education and Training Partnership Releases National Report on Environmental Education Providers - March 7, 2003

Project Learning Tree Pilots Environment Based Education Program - December 10, 2002

Project Learning Tree's Billy B Energy & Me CD Named a 2002 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winner - November 24, 2002

Project Learning Tree's Multi-Media Energy Program Wins 2002 Children's Music Web Award Winner - November 21, 2002

Project Learning Tree Honored With a Spirit of the Land Award - March 11, 2002