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Congressional Rep. Joins Tree Farm Field Day!
This year’s Washington State Tree Farmers of the Year enjoyed a wildly successful Field Day, celebrating their noteworthy and well-deserved recognition! Ninety-two state Tree Farmers were joined by Representative Jamie Herrara-Beutler on July 16th, for a day of fun, camaraderie, education, and an old-fashioned stump speech.
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It's Friday: Here's Your Week in Trees
Hurricane Irene threats, newly single Derek Jeter, bicycle-eating plants: Here's your roundup of trees in the news for the week of August 22, 2011.
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GreenSchools! Team Volunteers at McKinley Technology High School
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My Most Memorable Moments: 2011 Tree Farmer Convention
I am grateful that the Albuquerque airport has free Wi-Fi—I couldn’t wait until I was home to upload and share photos from my first National Tree Farmer Convention. Here are links to my most memorable moments from last week’s event in New Mexico.
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A South Carolinian Teacher Goes to Washington, Talks GreenSchools!
“I’m just a bill, yeah, I’m only a bill, and I’m sittin’ here on Capitol Hill…” the old Schoolhouse Rock song was plunking its way through my brain as I walked up to the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. I was joined in the nation's capital by other educators to share the successes of Project Learning Tree’s GreenSchools! with our political leaders.
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Summer Break? Not for these PLT Educators!
On July 26th and 27th, PLT coordinators from several states met with our Representatives and Senators in Washington DC to report program successes, share best practices and above all, promote the importance of natural resources education inside AND outside the classroom.
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Forest to Faucet
Did you know the water from your faucet could be naturally filtered by a forest, instead of by a water treatment plant? Forest to Faucet is one of many student activities available in Project Learning Tree (PLT)’s new high school curriculum Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests . This educational guide teaches students about forest health, fresh water supply, our changing climate, who owns America’s forests, and more.
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Ohio Tree Farmers on Capitol Hill
July 20th started typically early for Walt and Donna Lange—except with meetings on Capitol Hill in place of the usual planting and weed pulling. The Langes, who own 32 Ohio acres that help protect the watershed for Lake Erie, came to Washington to represent fellow Tree Farmers.
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Students Transform Washington, D.C. Community with Eco-Mural
The immense wall at the intersection of 8th Street and Peabody Street Northwest used to be a huge, rusty cement eye sore of the Brightwood community in Washington, D.C. However, sixth grade students at Paul Public Charter School--a Project Learning Tree GreenSchool--had other plans for that space.
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