LEADING THE WAY IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Together, we are growing future forest and conservation leaders.

Project Learning Tree®️ (PLT) is committed to advancing environmental education, forest literacy, and green career pathways using trees and forests as windows on the world. Since its introduction in the early 1970s, PLT has provided award-winning resources and hands-on, interdisciplinary activities allowing students to investigate environmental issues and encouraging them to make informed, responsible decisions. PLT offers a lifetime of learning from early childhood through adulthood including a wide and diverse network that provides professional development for educators and opportunities for young adults to explore forests and green careers. PLT is an initiative of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative®, a non-profit charitable organization with the mission of advancing sustainability through forest-focused collaboration.

SEEDLING MINI-GRANT

Georgia PLT’s Seedling Mini-Grant helps PLT-trained educators bring hands-on environmental education projects to life. Meet our two 2026 recipients and learn how they’re putting PLT into action with their students. 

2027 Call for Proposals opens December 15, 2027.

meet our outstanding educator

Project Learning Tree comes to life through incredible educators! Meet our 2026 honoree, Arielle Hooks, and see how they’re inspiring students, creating meaningful connections, and making environmental education matter.

Nominations for the Outstanding Educator of the Year will open January 18, 2027.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Whether you are new to Project Learning Tree or already a trained educator or facilitator, check out our upcoming events and professional development opportunities to see how you can get engaged!

High school students studying tree trunk rings.

Resources beyond the guide

Take your PLT lesson further! Explore standards correlations, Georgia-specific connections, helpful tools, and supplemental resources designed to support PLT activities and make it easier to connect learning to your classroom and community.

NEWS & UPDATES

Environmental Learning Comes Full Circle

Environmental Learning Comes Full Circle with Noted Award FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…AUGUST 6, 2026 “Paying it forward” isn’t just a catchy phrase to 29-year-old Arielle Hooks. It’s a commitment that brought

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