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Ohio is celebrating an important milestone when it comes to teaching kids across the state about the importance of leaning about trees and forests! Project Learning Tree (PLT), a national program, is celebrating its 45th anniversary in Ohio. Recently, PLT educators, professional foresters, students, and natural resources advocates gathered at Dawes Arboretum near Newark to honor PLT’s accomplishments in environmental education over nearly half a century. The celebration, themed “Learning Is in Our Nature,” featured storytelling sessions, a panel reflecting on PLT-Ohio’s past and present, wagon tours of the Arboretum, and an awards luncheon recognizing leaders who demonstrate exceptional commitment to environmental literacy and stewardship. …Project Learning Tree (PLT), an initiative of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative… In Ohio, PLT is sponsored by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry, where it plays a central role in advancing environmental education, forest literacy, and green career pathways.