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What Do You Call This?
October 20, 2020
By Paul Robitaille, Director of Indigenous and Youth Relationships Life’s most impactful moments sometimes come in the simplest of packages and in the most unexpected places. This moment for me came in the form of a single word in the middle of a forest, 650km north of Thunder Bay. It was my first Green Job – a co-op placement toward completing the Forest Technician program at Confederation College. I was a summer research assistant, tasked with supporting an interdisciplinary team…
Growing Partnerships, Prosperity and a Brighter Future for Us All
October 20, 2020
By Paul Robitaille, Director of Indigenous and Youth Relationships “The right to land and to self-government. The right to self-determination. Those causes are right in any society.” Being Métis, that statement by Jim Sinclair to the 1987 First Ministers’ Conference often plays in my mind. Self-determination—the ability to freely pursue one’s own destiny—is a basic human right. It is enshrined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and has since been formally recognized by the Government of…
Tree Whisperers reveal the secrets of the forest on Earth Rangers’ podcast
October 08, 2020
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…
Win free registration to NAAEE’s annual conference!
October 02, 2020
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…
Now’s Your Chance to Attend SFI’s E-Summit for Free!
October 01, 2020
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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