PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On or after 1-5-09 

Project Learning Tree Workshop

            eATON COUNTY (MICHIGAN) – Eaton Conservation District and Michigan Arbor Day Alliance are offering a wonderful workshop opportunity for educators.  The workshop will be held Saturday March 21^st, 2009 from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the General Motors Delta Lansing facility.  The registration fee for the workshop is $10.00 and lunch will be provided.  To register for the workshop contact Eaton Conservation District at 517-543-5848 x 5 or go to www.miarbordayalliance.org.

            Project Learning Tree 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.  Learn more at www.michiganplt.org.

            The Michigan Arbor Day Alliance (MADA) is a coalition of organizations and agencies dedicated to the promotion and celebration of Arbor Day throughout Michigan.  Our dedication comes from our belief in the importance of trees and their role in community health and well-being.  The Michigan Arbor Day Alliance program is run out of Eaton Conservation District.  The mission of the Eaton Conservation District is to promote and encourage cooperation with other individuals, groups, organizations, or agencies in an organized effort to conserve and improve the natural resources in Eaton County.

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