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Canada has an exciting future in the forest and conservation sector! The sector offers rewarding careers with competitive pay, diverse career paths, and opportunities to work in nature while contributing to nature-based solutions for a more sustainable planet. With a retiring workforce and estimates predicting up to 400,000 new jobs in Canada by 2030 as the country shifts to net-zero emissions, now is the perfect time to start your career in forestry. If a career in the forest sounds like…

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By: Ellen Long, Director of Education and Forest Literacy at PLT Canada  At Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada), we know that when teachers feel confident bringing nature into their classrooms, the impact can last a lifetime. That’s why partnerships like the one we’ve built with the Truck Loggers Association (TLA) are so important.  This year, thanks to TLA’s generous support, we were able to deliver two professional development workshops for educators in British Columbia, helping over 35 educators deepen…

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Project Learning Tree Canada’s efforts in environmental education, forest literacy, and career pathways continue to resonate with Canadians. We are excited to share our successes in our 2024 Annual Report!   PLT Canada celebrated seven years of the Green Jobs program in 2024. Since 2018, we’ve supported over 8,100 job placements for young adults, with over 50% of our placements going to women and over 15% to Indigenous youth. We’ve also successfully placed 2,950 youth facing barriers to employment, such…

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By: Mayowa Aderoju, Biotechnology Intern, Corteva Agriscience and 2024 SFI Annual Conference Youth Delegate My roots are in agriculture. Growing up, my father who was professionally a mechanical engineer, had a great interest in farming, so I quickly learned the value of agriculture in sustaining families and communities. Two years ago, I traveled over 6,500 miles from Oyo State, Nigeria, to pursue a master’s degree in plant pathology in the United States. My passion for sustainable agriculture eventually led me…

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Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) and the YMCA know that getting kids outside breathes new life into environmental education. As part of a YMCA science-theme week this past summer, PLT Canada was invited to work with children at three summer camps in Ottawa. “At the Y, we want to put environmental learning front and centre to really engage kids on the issues that matter, like conservation and climate change. PLT Canada’s instructors are experts at getting kids outside and…

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