
ODNR Division of Forestry Project Learning Tree Awards

The Information and Education (I & E) section provides Ohio's citizens with opportunities to learn about and experience the best that Ohio's forests have to offer.

Program Administrator:
Greg Smith
614/265-6706

Division of Forestry
2045 Morse Rd.
Building H1.
Columbus, OH 43229

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Coordinators Office
Sue Wintering, Coordinator
2045 Morse Rd., Building H-1
Columbus, OH 43229
Phone (614) 265-6657
FAX (614) 447-9231

Project Learning Tree

The Program

Project Learning Tree is an award-winning environmental education program designed for pre-school, elementary and secondary educators to use with learners from pre-school through high school.
PLT uses the forest as a "window" into the natural world, helping young people gain an awareness and knowledge of the world around them, as well as their place within it
PLT provides nearly 200 interdisciplinary activities in a PreK-8 guide as well as in thematic modules on environmental issues, such as Forest Ecology, Municipal Solid Waste, Focus on Risk, Focus on Forests, World Forests and Places We Live. Available online is a technology-focused module called Biodiversity. A special kit called Energy and Society is also available.
PLT activities can be correlated to state and national education standards. PLT-Ohio also has an interactive database to correlate PLT activities to Ohio science and social studies standards.
PLT provides workshops and in-service professional development programs for teachers, foresters, youth group leaders, resource managers and others
PLT works in the city and the country, indoors or out of doors, whether there is a single tree or a forest

The Activities

Adopt a Tree and use all of your senses to investigate your tree and see how it changes throughout the year
Go on a “Schoolyard Safari”
Discover the secret ingredients in soil
Describe all the many roles wood and paper products play in our lives
Create a collage using only materials from the environment
Debate as a group of interested citizens trying to decide how to manage a piece of forestland acquired by your community
Test the effects of overcrowding on plant growth

The Sponsor
Project Learning Tree - Ohio is proud to have been sponsored by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry