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Maine Project Learning Tree Stewardship Award Renamed Anita Smith Stewardship Award
Maine Project Learning Tree coordinator Lena Ives (left) presents Anita Smith (right) the inaugural Anita Smith Stewardship Award With a small gathering …
Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tours – Bethel Region
We hosted sixteen educators on our second 2022 Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tour in the Bethel region during the final week of …
Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tour – Carrabassett Valley Region
Our first Forests of Maine Teachers’ Tour of 2022 began on July 12 at the Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel. Seventeen educators from throughout …
Edna Drinkwater School Climate Activity Follow Up
As highlighted in previous seedlings and OverSTORY articles, Maine TREE Programs and Outreach Coordinator Kelly French worked on a research investigation during the spring semester with …
Project Learning Tree 2022 Annual Conference
After three years of virtual meetings and webinars to fill the absence of in-person conferences, the national Sustainable Forest Initiative and Project …
Trees & Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young Children
With the continuous evolution of education pedagogy, Project Learning Tree (PLT) is consistently creating and revising curriculum for all ages of students …