N.C. Forest Service - Conservation Education

The N.C. Forest Service sponsors, conducts or assists with several environmental education efforts designed for teachers and other educators.

Investigating Your Environment (IYE) Workshops
Each summer, the N.C. Forest Service offers educators a chance to explore the environment with innovative learning activities suitable for integration into any school curriculum. To learn more about IYE, contact Kevin Pittman.

Project Learning Tree Workshop
Project Learning Tree is an award-winning environmental education program designed for teachers and other educators working with students in kindergarten through grade twelve. PLT uses the forest as a "window" into the natural world, helping young people gain an awareness and knowledge of the world around them, as well as their place within it.

PLT is a source of interdisciplinary instructional activities and provides workshops and in-service programs for teachers, foresters, park and nature center staff and youth group leaders. Workshop information may be found in the online calendar, or by contacting the NC PLT State Coordinator, Renee Strnad, at 919-515-5518.

Educational State Forest Classes
The six educational state forests each offer unique educational programs for students from kindergarten through middle school. Classes are correlated with N.C. Department of Public Instruction guidelines.