PLT State Coordinators
Jack Hilgert
Nebreska PLT State Coordinator
Conservation Education Coordinator
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Forestry Hall | Office 303E
P.O. Box 830815
Lincoln, NE 68588-0815
402-472-9727
[email protected]
Featured from Nebraska Project Learning Tree
Affiliate Education Centers: Tree Trunks
Nebraska PLT has developed regional partnerships with organizations across the tree-planter's state. Each center houses "Tree Trunks" that can be checked out by educators and the public which include PLT curriculum and additional materials.
Forest Field Trips
Bring your students to the forest to explore, play, and learn during a field trip! These experiences are perfect for daycares, summer camps, and school/youth groups. Expose your students to a real forest before or after using PLT in the classroom.
Bring the Forest to Your Classroom
Can't take your students on a field trip? Bring the forest to your school with an Outreach Program from Nebraska PLT! We can visit schools both in person and virtually via zoom technology. Click the link for a menu of offerings.
Apply PLT Activities through Nebraska 4H
Nebraska PLT works closely with Nebraska 4H to support forestry education including contests at the County and State Fairs. Students can apply knowledge gained through PLT activities to the 4H Fair Exhibits and Tree ID Contests while earning awards.
Register for Our eNewsletter
Learn what Nebraska PLT has to offer each month via email! Upcoming workshops, activity ideas, grant announcements, and other environmental education opportunities are featured to enrich you and your students' educational journey to appreciate trees.
Past eNewsletter Issues
Miss out on an eNewsletter? Just register but want to know what is happening right now? Explore past issues of our PLT eNewsletter as well as other Nebraska Forest Service announcements here.
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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