PLT State Coordinators
Lena Ives
Maine PLT State Coordinator
Director of Education
Maine Forest Products Council/Maine TREE
535 Civic Center Drive
Augusta Maine 04330
207-480-7613
[email protected]
Featured from Maine Project Learning Tree
Forests of Maine Teachers' Tours
A four-day tour, where participants engage in Project Learning Tree activities, meet professionals who work in the Maine woods and develop ideas on how to bring the forest to the classroom or the classroom to the forest.
Forest Ecology Research Network (FERN)
FERN is a field-based, exploratory program that connects the best of PLT middle and high school curriculum with the US Forest Service’s forest analysis program to provide our students with opportunities to explore and study the forest.
Holt Research Forest
The purpose of outreach and education at the Holt Research Forest is to teach principles of forest ecology and to explore Maine’s non-industrial forests–thus closing the gap between the knowledge gained through research and real-world practice.
Keeping Maine's Forests
KMF is a collaboration of public, private, and nonprofit organizations with interest in the future of Maine’s north woods, including land ownership, recreation, the environment, community development, the forest products industry, and conservation.
Latest Resources
Every month we carefully select new tools and resources that enhance PLT’s lessons. These include tips curated by teachers, STEM strategies, recommending reading, apps, videos, and more.
Increasing Bird Habitat in Forests
SFI and American Bird Conservancy joined forces to create a free booklet—Bird Friendly Forests: Opportunities for Private Forest Landowners in the Southern United States—that showcases ways landowners can manage their forests for bird habitat.
A Tool for Your Science Toolbox: Natural Inquirer
Natural Inquirer is a free science education journal written for middle through high school age students. Learn more about the variety of PLT resources that have been correlated to Natural Inquirer articles.
8 Differentiated Instruction Techniques to Reach Diverse Learners
Project Learning Tree encourages teachers to provide students with multiple options for taking in information, processing ideas, and expressing what they have learned — both in the classroom and outdoors. We include suggestions for differentiated ins
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