Students Blend Art with Science in Community Garden
Children selected an animal found in their community’s garden to research. They created beautiful mosaics of their chosen animal for a permanent outdoor art exhibit.
Service Learning
Five Educators Named 2017 National Project Learning Tree Outstanding Educators
PLT celebrates five outstanding educators who use environmental education to provide children and adults with skills to meet 21st century needs.
Outstanding Educator
Lori Nicholson
Lori came to the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Florida in 2005 and became its first Environmental Education Specialist. She works with groups of …
Outstanding Educator
Debbie Fluegel
Through the nonprofit group Trees Forever, Debbie works with communities, landowners, and farmers to conduct hands-on planting projects to diversify and enhance community forests …
Outstanding Educator
Jana Willis
Jana researches, teaches, publishes, and presents on the integration of technology and environmental education to improve teaching skills. She incorporated PLT into a Survey of …
Outstanding Educator
Tarneshia Evans
As Children’s Garden Educator at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, Tarneshia plans and carries out nature activities for children and their families. Previously she …
Outstanding Educator
Steve Scharosch
Steve operates Abacus Enterprises, Inc., a firm that develops and uses quantitative methods for land management planning. As a forest biometrician, he works with landowners …
Outstanding Educator
Nancy J. Loewenstein
Nancy Loewenstein is an Alabama Extension Specialist with the Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. She promotes environmental education as a teacher, facilitator, …
Outstanding Educator
Maurine Rose Banzhaf
Maurine Rose Banzhaf, Master Environmental Educator, Woodland Park, Colorado When she moved to Colorado from Texas in 2010, Rose became an active, enthusiastic leader in …
Outstanding Educator
Marne Titchenell
Marne Titchenell, Extension Wildlife Program Specialist, Ohio State University Extension, Columbus, Ohio Marne provides educational programs, workshops, conferences, and publications on a variety of natural …