Service Learning

children gather around a tree being planted

Tree Planting Tips

Ready, set, plant! Tree planting tips for your class, community group, or family to use when planting trees.

Outstanding Educator
Deanna Kinziger

Deanna Kinziger teaches ecology and other sciences at Lewiston High School in Idaho, as well as two dual-credit courses with Lewis-Clark State College.

Outstanding Educator
Dawn Hammon

Dawn Hammon incorporates environmental education into her kindergarten classroom at Center for Inquiry in Indianapolis, Indiana, through numerous indoor and outdoor projects.

Outstanding Educator
Michael Sustin

Michael (Mike) Sustin teaches environmental science and chemistry at West Geauga High School in Chesterland, Ohio, and has traveled to the Arctic as a fellow.

Outstanding Educator
Alan Sowards

Alan Sowards develops and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in science education at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Outstanding Educator
Will Bollwerk

Will Bollwerk implemented a partnership with PLT to introduce environmental education into all 84 Head Start preschool classrooms in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Student Sustainability Group Leads Reforestation Effort

“Students for Sustainability” are working to reduce the carbon footprint of their high school and community in Washington State. In a relatively short amount of time, they’ve already revitalized local reforestation efforts.

Outstanding Educator
Annie Oxarart

Annie Oxarart is an environmental education program coordinator at the University of Florida in Gainesville, who led Florida’s GreenSchools pilot program.

Outstanding Educator
Michael Hotz

Michael Hotz is a science teacher at Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kansas, who focuses on environmental education and leads his school’s Green Team.