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Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award-winning environmental education program designed for and by educators working with students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The program uses the forest as a "window" on the natural world, helping to focus awareness and knowledge of all aspects of the environment, and our place within it. PLT helps prepare students to make informed decisions about conservation practices and natural resource use by practicing problem solving and critical thinking skills.

PreK-8 Activity Guide Secondary Topic Specific Modules (Grades 9-12)

Educators receive this 96 lesson activity guide after attending a PLT workshop. Each lesson has variations and extensions, is organized into storylines within thematic chapters, and includes background material and directions for educators.

Workshops are a minimum of 6 hours.

Online course available.


Educators who teach at the secondary level may wish to attend a workshop to obtain a series of topic specific modules.
  • Introductory Handbook to Secondary Modules
  • Forest Ecology
  • Exploring Environmental Issues:
    • Focus on Forests
    • Focus on Risk
    • Municipal Solid Waste

Workshops are a minimum of 4 hours and may focus on one or more modules.

Credit Course: Graduate level credit courses can be earned for both the elementary and secondary workshops.

    • 1 graded graduate level credit
    • Minimum: 15 hrs. contact time of instruction
    • Required project and/or paper
    • Credit fee: $69 for one 500 level credit through University of Alaska Anchorage

Fire! in Alaska is a hands on, interactive, lab based course designed to help young people learn about fire ecology, fire behavior, and about living safely along the wildland urban interface. The lessons, which use role playing, games, and laboratory and computer simulations, can be taught individually or combined into units. Participants have access to a trunk filled with posters, videos, and equipment to perform experiments. This exciting fire curriculum is being used all over Alaska.

Face to face and distance delivered workshops available.

Credit Course:Graduate level credit courses can be earned from University of Alaska Anchorage

    • 1 graded graduate level credit
    • Minimum: 15 hrs. contact time of instruction
    • Required project and/or paper

Tuition is free, sponsored by Alaska Division of Forestry and BLM.

Go to the Schedule page for a list of available workshops.

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