Texas Project Learning Tree

07/06/2026

Join Texas A&M Forest Service for a 2-hour virtual elementary educator training for Texas Arbor Day.
Celebrated on the first Friday of November, Texas Arbor Day is a holiday dedicated to planting trees and celebrating the important role they play in our environment and communities.
The training is designed to help educators inspire the next generation with a passion for forests through engaging, educational activities. Attendance fulfills 2 hours of TEEAC-approved Continuing Professional Education credits for Texas educators.
Learn more and register here:
https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=886379

Join is for a 2-hour virtual elementary educator training for Texas Arbor Day.

Celebrated on the first Friday of November, Texas Arbor Day is a holiday dedicated to planting trees and celebrating the important role they play in our environment and communities.

The training is designed to help educators inspire the next generation with a passion for forests through engaging, educational activities. Attendance fulfills 2 hours of TEEAC-approved Continuing Professional Education credits for Texas educators.

Learn more and register here: agriliferegister.tamu.edu/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=886379

05/13/2026

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day from Texas Project Learning Tree 🌎🌲

Across the state, PLT is helping students step outside, ask questions, and better understand the world around them 🌿 From early childhood classrooms to high school programs, PLT connects learning to real forests, real resources, and real careers.

Through hands on activities and TEKS aligned curriculum, we are giving educators the tools and confidence to teach environmental education in a way that sticks 📚 When students can see it, touch it, and experience it, they begin to understand how forests support clean water 💧 wildlife habitat 🦌 and the products we use every day.

That impact goes beyond the classroom. By introducing students to forestry and natural resource careers, PLT is helping build the next generation of informed citizens and future workforce that will care for Texas forests for years to come 🌳

Earth Day is a reminder that investing in education is one of the most important ways we can sustain our natural resources 🌱

04/13/2026

02/12/2026

PLT Tree Factory Activity led by Jaden Kelly at the Informal Science Educators Conference in Houston

02/05/2026

We are proud to provide educator trainings in the Rio Grande Valley, helping teachers connect students with the unique forests of our diverse state. One of the most important is the thornforest of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, a rare and diverse ecosystem that supports incredible wildlife and plays a vital role in conservation. By equipping educators with hands on resources and lessons, we are helping the next generation understand, appreciate, and care for these special forests.

12/09/2025

What an energizing time at the Texas Children in Nature Summit in College Station. It is always inspiring to connect with so many passionate environmental educators who are working every day to help children build meaningful connections with the natural world.

Jaden Kelly shared a great session featuring hands-on Project Learning Tree activities, and Ted Stevens offered a session on Green Jobs and our growing ForestryWorks career education program. It was wonderful to see so much interest in bringing forestry and outdoor learning into classrooms and communities across Texas.

Grateful for this network and the shared commitment to helping the next generation thrive outdoors. 🌳

11/07/2025

What a wonderful way to celebrate Texas Arbor Day! We partnered with the SFA James I. Perkins College of Education and SFA Gardens this week to train pre-service teachers in PLT. These future educators welcomed students from surrounding schools for one of the longest running environmental education field trip events in East Texas called Wild About Science.

It was inspiring to watch these pre-service teachers step into leadership roles, guide hands on activities, and grow more confident in teaching outdoors. Experiences like this help build the skills they will carry into their own classrooms, where they will use environmental education to connect students with the natural world and forestry in meaningful ways.

A huge thank you to Dr. Melissa Hulings at the SFA College of Education and Kay Jenkins at SFA Gardens for helping us prepare the next generation of teachers who will introduce thousands of students to the forests, wildlife, and natural resources that make our state special.

10/17/2025

🌳 Project Learning Tree Workshop at Sam Houston State University! 🌳

Today, Texas Project Learning Tree and the Texas A&M Forest Service teamed up to host a PLT Workshop for pre-service teachers at The College of Education at Sam Houston State University, training over 100 future educators to confidently integrate environmental education into their classrooms.

By helping these students connect core subjects to the natural world, we’re building their confidence to teach outdoors and inspiring the next generation to care for our forests, wildlife, and natural resources.

A huge thank-you to SHSU’s College of Education and all who participated in this powerful day of hands-on learning and collaboration! 🌲🍎

09/25/2025

Big thanks to the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center for hosting us yesterday! 🌳 In partnership with Texas A&M Forest Service and Texas Children in Nature, we trained Student Conservation Association interns in Project Learning Tree.

These awesome young leaders are now ready to take PLT activities into communities all across the Houston area, helping kids and families connect with the outdoors in fun and meaningful ways. We cannot wait to see the ripple effect of their work.