Resources for Educators & Youth
Our educational approach increases public awareness and understanding of key forestry issues and enhances the role they play in addressing these issues.


Contact Information
Danielle Ardrey
Conservation & Youth Education Specialist
5060 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-5060
(970) 732-0569
Danielle.Ardrey@colostate.edu
Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education program for educators and students in PreK-12. The Colorado State Forest Service is proud to sponsor this program that uses forests as windows on our world to engage youth with phenomena based learning. Check out the Colorado PLT website for current professional development trainings and resources.

Every spring, fifth-grade students may enter the Colorado Tree Coalition’s poster contest and win prizes!
Check out the contest details from the CTC to see how your students can be involved.

A collection of fun, easy-to-do, outdoor activities for families.
These free activities from Project Learning Tree provide great ways to connect to trees in the forest, local parks, in your own backyard, and around your home.