Connecticut Project Learning Tree

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at an 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

Where We Teach and Learn Together…Naturally

Project Learning Tree^® (PLT) is an award-winning environmental education program designed for teachers and other educators, parents and community leaders working with youth from preschool through Grade 12.

Project Learning Tree uses the forest as a “window” into natural and built environments, helping people gain an awareness and knowledge of the world around them, as well as their place within it.

Since its inception in 1976 PLT has been recognized as one of the premier environmental education programs in the world. Through hands-on, interdisciplinary activities, PLT provides students with opportunities to investigate environmental issues and encourages them to make informed, responsible decisions. PLT helps students learn how to think, not what to think, about the environment.

PLT is a program of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). Within Connecticut, PLT is co-sponsored by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Connecticut Forest and Park Association.

Content updated January 2020

Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection