American Forest Foundation Blog
Advocating for Life-Changing Learning
Jacques Imperial, Constituent Services Liaison for Congressman Dave Reichert, contacted me about a week after returning from the second annual PLT Fly-In, July 17th and 18th, in Washington, DC. She was interested to see, firsthand, the outdoor classrooms that were motivating students to want to learn, classrooms that were improving test scores, and encouraging stewardship of natural spaces.
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It's Friday: Here's Your Week in Trees
This edition features wildfire and wildlife articles, with news from Brazil, Zimbabwe, China, and my exotic home turf of North Jersey.
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Stumbling upon news about frogs, birds, or trees really makes my day. Included here is news about the latter two (we'll get to frogs in another post). Also, Smokey Bear turned 68 this week.
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In the spirit of the Olympics, this post takes us on a trip around the world from the Kenai Peninsula to the rainforests of Guyana and back in time to ancient Antarctica.
Read More >Categories: Week in TreesCan Members of Congress play outside, too?
Just one short week following the second annual PLT fly-in, the Constituent Services Liaison for Rep. Reichert, Jacques Imperial, contacted me to set up a tour of Waskowitz Outdoor School! Obviously, Representative Reichert understood our message when we were in D.C. and decided it was important enough for his staff to check out our Center first-hand.
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