PLT Environmental Education Centers

Project Learning Tree provides nature centers, environmental education centers, school district sponsored centers, etc., with a comprehensive, award-winning environmental education program to use at special events or with visitors of all ages, but especially children.

The program uses forests as a "window to the world" to increase understanding of our complex environment. PLT cultivates awareness and appreciation for Florida’s natural resources while stimulating the ability to make informed decisions on environmental issues and the commitment to take responsible action on them.

To become certified as a PLT EE Center, the center agrees to:

• Hold at least one PLT educator workshop a year
• Have a staff member or volunteer become a PLT Facilitator

PLT EE Centers enjoy the following benefits:

• An annual certificate designating the center
• Included in professional development opportunities
• Ability to apply for grant funding for environmental education projects

Current PLT EE Centers

• Bear Creek Educational Forest, Quincy
• Brevard Zoo, Melbourne
• Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center, Tarpon Springs
• Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium, Fort Myers
• Camp Crystal Lake, Keystone Heights
• Crane Point Museum and Nature Center, Marathon
• Environmental Center at Miami-Dade College, Miami
• Florida Caverns State Park, Marianna
• Nature's Classroom, Thonotosassa
• Family of Orange Lake Resorts Orlando, Orlando
• St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, St. Marks
• Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science, Tallahassee
• Tree Hill Nature Center, Jacksonville
• Weedon Island Preserve & Natural History Center, St. Petersburg

For information about how your organization can become a PLT EE Center, contact PLT Central at (352) 846-2329.