PreK-8 Activity 21 – Adopt a Tree

Students “adopt” a tree, deepening their awareness of individual trees over time and encouraging a greater understanding and appreciation of their local environment. This is …

PreK-8 Activity 5 – Poet-Tree

Writing and sharing poems gives students an opportunity to express their thoughts, values, and beliefs about the environment and related issues in creative and artistic …

GreenSchools School Site Investigation

Students investigate natural habitats, wildlife, trees, grounds maintenance practices, and ways to make improvements to your school site.  Below is a collection of resources that …

For Natural Resource Professionals

Teach Today’s Youth to Become Tomorrow’s Stewards One of the best ways to inspire today’s youth to be stewards for tomorrow is to engage them actively with …

Color the World!

Coloringnature.org offers more than 500 realistically illustrated coloring pages that can be downloaded and printed for use in PreK-8 classrooms. Choose from categories such as amphibians, …

Arbor Day Foundation

The Arbor Day Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees that provides resources to encourage tree planting and tree care.

U.S. Forest Service

The U.S. Forest Service website provides information on choosing and planting trees, caring for trees, benefits of trees, and more.  This is a great general …

i-Tree Design

The U.S. Forest Service’s i-tree Tree Benefit Calculator allows you to estimate the benefits of trees on your school grounds or in your community.