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Student and young professional scholarships – 2023 SFI/PEFC Conference

December 14, 2022
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Scholarships to the 2023 SFI/PEFC Conference from May 16–18 in Vancouver, BC Application deadline: March 6, 2023 The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Project Learning Tree Canada are offering scholarships to selected American and Canadian young professionals and students studying environmental science, natural resources, sustainability, or related fields, to attend the 2023 SFI Annual Conference in collaboration with PEFC International. The scholarships will cover registration costs, travel, accommodation, and meals during the conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. Please note, hotel…

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About Project Learning Tree Canada

March 28, 2018
Type: Page

Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) is committed to advancing environmental education, forest literacy, and career pathways, using trees and forests as windows on the world. Our award-winning resources offer a lifetime of learning from early childhood through adulthood. Our wide and diverse network provides professional development for educators and opportunities for young people to explore nature and the diversity of green careers in the forest and conservation sector. Together, we are growing future forest and conservation leaders. PLT Canada,…

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Richard Gordon – Inuk, Inuvialuit

June 18, 2020
Type: Other

Richard spends April to September in Qikiqtaruk-Herschel Island Park supervising a team of park rangers, supporting conservation and climate change work. Yukon Parks is a PLT Canada Green Jobs employer. Richard’s story is included in A Guide to Green Jobs in Canada: Voices of Indigenous Professionals. Download the guide RICHARD’S LOVE OF NATURE COMES FROM… “As a young child, I travelled with my parents out on the land for subsistence harvesting. We needed to make sure we had enough food…

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PLT Canada green leader organizes virtual family ice fishing derby

March 17, 2021
Type: News

Blaze Head, a high school student and member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN), organized a virtual family ice fishing derby on Saskatchewan River from Umpherville to BigEddy. OCN Community members can fish on their own time between March 15–21 and send in a recorded video for the chance to win over $3,000 in prizes in categories like biggest fish, ugliest fish and keeping the tradition alive (teaching your child how to fillet a fish)! And there’s already an early…

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Climate Change and Forests: From Seed to Carbon Sink

May 02, 2023
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Explore PLT Canada’s new Climate Change and Forests e-unit! Climate change is one of the biggest global challenges we face, which is why it’s so important to educate the next generation of citizens and conservation leaders, ready to be part of the solution and take action on climate change. The Climate Change and Forests: From Seed to Carbon Sink includes eight activities for educators working with students in grades 9-12. The e-unit is designed to empower educators to engage learners in inquiry…

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