Focus on Forests in Environmental Education

Project Learning Tree has released a new high school curriculum, “Exploring Environmental Issues: Focus on Forests”.

This curriculum integrates teaching about forests into a multitude of subject areas using hands-on classroom studies and outdoor field investigations.

Project Learning Tree® (PLT) is a program of the American Forest Foundation that provides educators with peer-reviewed, award-winning environmental education curriculum resources that can be integrated into lesson plans for all grades and subject areas.

“PLT helps teachers incorporate a hands-on approach to learning core subject matter and basic skills by exploring complex, real-world environmental issues,” says Kathy McGlauflin, Director of Project Learning Tree. “Focus on Forests investigates the profound changes occurring in North American forests today, and students apply what they learn to their own community investigations.”

Focus on Forests is a 176-page guide that helps teachers provide students with meaningful experiences related to classroom content.

For more information go to the Project Learning Tree Website.