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Did you know that a tree 48 metres tall and 4.5 metres around can hold about an elephant and a half of carbon (8252 kilograms)? Sarah Marks, the host of Earth Rangers’ “The Big Melt” podcast explores the role forests play in the fight against climate change in Episode 12: Forest Management 101 – Secrets of the Tree Whisperers. She speaks to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI) Senior Director of Conservation Strategy, Darren Sleep, about forest management and a past…

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The theme for the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)’s annual conference is Inspire Change. Who better to do that than PLT Canada’s incredible youth network? PLT Canada will offer 100 paid registrations to interested 15-30 year olds (a $200 CAD value) for NAAEE’s virtual conference from Oct. 13-16, 2020. Enter now for your chance to win! The annual conference will bring together students, educators, researchers, global leaders and rising stars and use the power of environmental education to…

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The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is taking its annual conference online this fall, and you have the chance to win a free registration (a $150 CAD value)! The Oct. 22 E-Summit, titled “Growing Solutions”, will bring SFI’s network together to engage around the work SFI is doing across its four pillars—standards, conservation, community and education—to achieve its mission of advancing sustainability through forest-focused collaborations. PLT Canada is offering free registration so its youth network can attend . Enter now for…

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On September 11, the government of Canada announced that Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) has been awarded $7.8 million under Employment and Social Development (ESDC)’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) to place youth across Canada into an additional 1,200 Green Jobs by March 31, 2021. Thanks to ESDC funding, and our network of over 200 employers across Canada, we have already placed youth in over 3,000 high-quality work experiences since 2018 in the forest and conservation sector, including…

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By Mackenzie Kronemeyer Working weekend nights in a Canfor sawmill and wood pellet plant for the first time while I was in high school gave me confidence that I was cut out for a career in nursing. The night shifts, the teamwork, and the focus on safety at Canfor were challenging but gave me important skills that I knew I would be able to apply once I became a nurse. In the fall, I’ll be back studying nursing for a…

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