With Jess Kaknevicius of Project Learning Tree
What is our responsibility to forests? How can educators help the uninitiated forge connections with forests? Why are tree-light areas still perfectly suitable places for learning about forests? In what ways can we plant the seeds for developing a conservation mindset? Jess helps us unpack these concepts, while sharing some guiding questions from PLT’s Forest Literacy Framework. There’s also talk of Moon Trees, thinking seven generations ahead, spirit trees, and the differences between preservation and conservation.
Guest:
Jess Kaknevicius just completed a term as Vice President of Education at the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), overseeing Project Learning Tree, an initiative of SFI. She helps to grow a lifetime of learning through environmental education, forest literacy, and career pathways using trees and forests as windows on the world.
Learn more about PLT’s Forest Literacy Framework at https://www.plt.org/forestliteracy.
*Episode edited by M. Angel Goñi Avila
*Episode recorded in March 2023
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Episode 37: Student-powered learning and mentorship
Episode 36: Nature-based healing
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