“Green Teens” Lead Nature-Based Activities at Local Museum
A new volunteer program at Long Island Children’s Museum trains teens to become museum educators. The volunteers develop interactive nature and science programming for children and adults.
Education Level
Middle School Students Lead Stream Restoration Project
Students restore an area near the Little Susitna River in Alaska to help prevent the area from becoming threatened.
Outstanding Educator
Patricia Dunlap
Patricia Dunlap is a science and environmental education consultant for Stanislaus and Tuolumne County Schools in Sonora, California.
Outstanding Educator
Olivia Griset
Olivia Griset teaches biology, oceanography, and field ecology to grades 10-12 at Lisbon High School in Lisbon Falls, Maine.
Outstanding Educator
Denise Trufan
Denise Trufan is a science lab facilitator for grades K-5 who launched a recycling program at Indian Land Elementary School, Indian Land, South Carolina.
Outstanding Educator
Beatrice Long
Beatrice (Bea) Long teaches eighth grade science at Seabrook Intermediate School, Seabrook, Texas, and is a science teacher mentor at the Environmental Institute of Houston.
Outstanding Educator
Lucy Diggins-Wold
Lucy Diggins-Wold is an information and education specialist with Wyoming Game & Fish in Green River, a mainstay for PLT Wyoming, and dedicated environmental educator.
Outstanding Educator
Jay Schneider
Jay Schneider is a naturalist and interpreter at Lake Fort Smith State Park in Mountainburg, Arkansas, who helped incorporate PLT in all state park programming.
Outstanding Educator
Sheryl Crain Holliday
Sheryl Crain Holliday teaches science and technology to grades 6-8 at Franklinton Vocational Education Center in Franklinton, Louisiana.
Outstanding Educator
Michael Mansour
Michael Mansour is a naturalist and environmental educator who uses PLT in many programs at Hawk Woods Nature Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan.