American Forest Foundation Blog
EPA Summer Program Students Learn Outside with Project Learning Tree
On July 18th, Project Learning Tree (PLT) and the Environmental Protection Agency engaged 18 rising eighth graders in learning the science of biodiversity. PLT activities consumed two and a half hours of the morning, taking us on a global discussion that included simulating artificial selection, trekking outside on a schoolyard safari, and embarking on a self-guided tour of the water cycle. It was quite a way to start the week.
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It's Friday: Here's Your Week in Trees
Introducing our new blog series! Each Friday, the American Forest Foundation will publish links to important or quirky tree news from around the world inYour Week in Trees.
Read More >Categories: Week in TreesDay 5: Oil City Students Reflect on Colorado, Head Back Home
Day 5 is 7th grade guest blogger Elizabeth's final day in Colorado with her school. You can check out photos from Oil City Elementary School's Rocky Mountain adventure at www.facebook.com/projectlearningtree.
Read More >Categories: Environmental Education ProfileDay 4: Whitewater Rafting and The Beast
On our fourth day at Cal-Wood Education Center, we woke up early because we had a great day planned: whitewater rafting!
Read More >Categories: Environmental EducationDay 3: Snowballs and Poetry in Rocky Mountain National Park
It's our third day at Colorado's Cal-Wood Education Center. Today we went to the Rocky Mountain National Park, shared poetry around Bear Lake, and had a snowball fight in Estes Park.
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