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.
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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.
Using Technology as an Entry Tool to Nature
Technology is an entry tool that can make learning about the natural world exciting and fun. Students used technology to create a digital interpretive guide for a local trail in Maine.
More Green Time, Less Screen Time with PLT Tree Farm Tour
A dedicated Tree Farmer, who has welcomed fourth-graders on her land for more than 20 years, ponders how to connect the next generation with nature.
PLT GreenSchools Investigations Benefit an Outdoor Education Center
A Washington outdoor learning center, housed in structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, is still going strong.
Special-Needs Students Create a Bloomin’ Butterfly Garden
Planning and tending a garden is an avenue for all students to build character and gain skills. It allows special needs students have the opportunity to expand their capabilities in a collaborative, hands-on setting.
Outstanding Educator
Tracy McMullen
Tracy is an Environmental Education Coordinator at the DeVries Nature Conservancy in Owosso, Michigan. She has shared PLT with thousands of educators.
Outstanding Educator
Trish Penny
Trish is an Education Coordinator at the Laramie Rivers Conservation District in Wyoming. She has educated thousands of adults and children using PLT programs.
Outstanding Educator
Joy Barney
Joy Barney is a conservation education program specialist with the U.S. Forest Service who coordinates environmental programs around Lake Tahoe in California.