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Urban Forests: A Supplement to Florida's Project Learning Tree

, Martha Monroe, and
Contacts: Emily Blum


Release Date: 1/27/2021

Reviewed At: 8/13/2026

Natural Resources

Abstract

The purpose of this educational guide is to supplement the Project Learning Tree® (PLT) Environmental Education Activity Guide for PreK-8 grades so an urban educator has the tools to help students understand Florida’s urban forest. It does this by identifying 26 PLT activities that can be used in urban areas; 19 PLT activities that can be changed slightly to be more applicable to an urban space; 6 extensions to existing PLT activities; and 6 new activities. We hope these 57 activities will help you provide a comprehensive study of the urban forest.

About this Publication

This document is CIR1457, one of a series of the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences,. Original publication date October 2006. Revised March 2018. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2026 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 

Authors

Bebette De Vera
Bebette De Vera
Martha Monroe
Martha Monroe
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, environmental education and Extension, and associate director, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

Jennifer Seitz
Jennifer Seitz

former Project Learning Tree state coordinator, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Gainesville, FL 

Contacts

Emily Blum
Emily Blum
staff
University of Florida

education training specialist II; and coordinator, Florida Project Learning Tree, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Publication #CIR1457