Community of Practice for Schoolyard Forests

Green Schoolyards America convenes an open and welcoming monthly discussion forum for school districts, county offices of education, public agencies, landscape architects, tree planting organizations, and practitioners from across the country to share information as they move forward with establishing schoolyard forests at scale. Their goal is to to build a collegial “community of practice” and national network to strengthen these efforts.

The Community of Practice will take place via Zoom on the 3rd Thursday of the month, with some gaps for holidays, and will occur at 11am PT/2pm ET, unless otherwise noted. Participation is free but registration is required.

• August 21, 2025: Texas Trees Foundation (Dallas, Texas)
• September 18, 2025: Laura Duffey, School Forest Program Manager | Division of Forestry, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Minnesota)
• October 16, 2025: James Duncan, Miami-Dade Department of Environmental Resources
• November 20, 2025: New Hampshire Department of Natural & Cultural Resources (New Hampshire)

Recordings of past meetings are available from the registration page.