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Filter by: Sort by:	PLT Canada’s Green Mentor Program matches over 100 people in Canada’s forest and conservation sector November 09, 2021 Type: News On Oct. 13, 2021, PLT Canada launched the October 2021 National Cohort of their Green Mentor Program. The six-month mentorship program supports 51 mentor-mentee pairs, and includes mentors from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI) network and mentees interested in breaking into the forest and conservation sector. At the kickoff webinar, a past green mentee, Kianna Bear-Hetherington, shared her experience in the program and gave advice to the new mentees. Why is mentorship important? Mentorship is an important way to… READ MORE Resources for Trees & Me: Activity 4 – Follow Your Nose December 07, 2023 Type: Page In this activity, children explore trees and tree parts using their senses of smell and taste. This is one of 12 activities that can be found in PLT’s Trees & Me activity guide for exploring nature with young children. For the complete activity and more like it, purchase Trees & Me at PLTCanada.org and/or attend a professional development training. Below are some supporting resources for this activity. STUDENT PAGES Download the copyright-free student pages that are included with this activity: Family & Friends (PDF) RECOMMENDED READING Expand… READ MORE Wildlife Experiences Up Close and Personal May 27, 2020 Type: Green Job spotlight Morgan Conrad is a Wildlife Research Assistant at Chuzghun Resources Corporation in British Columbia. Part of his work includes live capture and release of animals like this lynx. By Morgan Conrad The feeling of holding a live lynx in my arms will stay with me forever. I’m still blown away by the experience and the fact that it happened as part of my job makes it even more special. While working with a veterinarian to examine and tag a lynx… READ MORE Trees & Me December 15, 2023 Type: Other Click here to get online training Trees & Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young Children Introducing young children to nature from an early age benefits them in so many ways. In PLT Canada’s newest activity guide, Trees & Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young Children, offers hundreds of ideas for fun, hands-on experiences for families and teachers to connect children ages 1–6 to nature, with a focus on trees. Through indoor and outdoor activities, children explore nature through… READ MORE Following my Passion into Community-Based Agroforestry June 12, 2020 Type: Green Job spotlight By Sean Larsen I’ve always wondered how to combine my passion for the environment with a possible career. For example, I often think about buying land and moving to northern B.C. There, I would be able to grow trees and mixed crops and raise animals (a practice called agroforestry) to enhance food security in nearby communities. Community forests support sustainability I’m currently working with the Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society as a summer student, which is awesome. The organization… READ MORE Page 20 of 82 << First 18 19 20 21 22 >Last >