Outstanding Educator
Michelle Viney
Michelle Viney is a conservation program manager at Audubon Arkansas in Fayetteville who promotes environmental education using PLT.
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Outstanding Educator
Meera Varigonda
Meera Varigonda is an English Language Learners Instructional Educator in San Diego, California, who promotes sustainability and brings PLT into her bilingual middle school classroom.
Outstanding Educator
Netosh Jones
Netosh Jones is a third grade teacher in Washington, DC, who works to create school gardens and promote environmental service.
Outstanding Educator
Rebecca Wolfson
Rebecca Wolfson is a music teacher at Florida Virtual School in Orlando who advocates for sustainability at schools and leads many local service initiatives.
Outstanding Educator
Beverly Smith
Beverly Smith directs the Larry Box Conservation Education Center in Brookeville, Mississippi. She facilitates the use of PLT throughout her school district.
Outstanding Educator
Gail Kovach
Gail is a sixth and seventh grade teacher at Legacy Christian School. She promotes environmental education through a camp and other projects.
Outstanding Educator
Dusty Downey
Dusty Downey is a community naturalist for Audubon Rockies who loves to engage youth in the local forest ecosystem.
ELM: Environmental Learning Multiplied, in Denver
Multiplication often results in ending up with more than you had at the start. That’s what happened with Environmental Learning Multiplied, or ELM, a program that took place at Sloan’s Lake Park in Denver.
Earth Team Reduces Waste, Trash Removal Costs Through School-Wide Project
The Earth Team at a California middle school diverted 40% of their school’s waste from landfills as part of a school-wide project.
Real-World Projects with Real-World Results
“No excuses, just solutions” is the motto of McKinley Tech, a PLT GreenSchool in the nation’s capital. Read about the motto in action.