Best Nature and Tree Quotes by Canadian Author and Environmentalist Journalist Andrea Koehle Jones
“I’m planting a tree to teach me to make the world a better place.”
― Andrea Koehle Jones, The Wish Trees
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Be a Hummingbird Changemaker: How Small Actions Create Big Impact (by Andrea Koehle Jones)
Look for my latest article, Be a Hummingbird Changemaker: How Small Actions Create Big Impact, featured in the upcoming two-page spread in EcoParent Magazine. This issue’s theme is Sustainable Solutions. Stay tuned for fun ideas on outdoor learning, connecting kids with nature, and simple ways to embrace sustainable living as … Read more
Build a DIY Milk Carton Bird Feeder
Upcycling is for the birds! BY ANDREA KOEHLE JONES, EcoParent Magazine, 08 APRIL, 2025 A milk carton is more than just a container for milk—especially for the birds! It’s surprising how many end up in landfills, but with a bit of resourcefulness and creativity, kids can turn them into something amazing in … Read more
Students Bring Wish Trees to Life—And You Can Too!
Your Students Can Create Their Own Wish Trees, Inspired by Beloved Children’s Book Even with all the challenges in the world today, the future shines brilliantly when you see the creativity and hope reflected in these school projects! Students at a Toronto school took part in a ChariTree Foundation environmental … Read more
Around the World and Back Again…
Andrea just returned from UN biodiversity meetings in Nairobi, visiting an orphanage in southern Kenya that The ChariTree Foundation first partnered to support environmental education with in 2011, and attending the UNICEF Leading Minds think tank in Florence to discuss climate change solutions for kids. She is also querying a … Read more
Earth Day Printables for Little Tree Planters
Planting a tree is already such a fun project for children, and now you can take it a step further and turn it into a little party! The ChariTree Foundation worked on this darling project with Chickabug in an effort to get more children outdoors to plant their first tree. … Read more
Discover the Best 24 Earth Day Books for Children | Earth Day 2024
Are you searching for the ideal book to celebrate Earth Day with your children and teach them about preserving the environment? Look no further! Author and Children’s environmental education advocate and author, Andrea Koehle Jones, has curated a list of her top 24 fun and inspiring fiction and nonfiction books worth exploring with your kids on Earth Day and every day.
Let’s Have a Children’s Tree Planting Party! (by Andrea Koehle Jones)
You can host a tree planting party in 5 easy steps By Climate Journalist ANDREA KOEHLE JONES (EcoParent Magazine) The true joy of a tree-planting party is the enthusiasm of children and young adults, who are having fun while helping our planet. As you stand among these young people, ready … Read more
The Hummingbird Trees (Diary of Tree Girl) just made the OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAYS quarterfinals!
Outstanding start to the week — I just learned my script The Hummingbird Trees (Diary of a Tree Girl) made the @outscreenplays QFs boosting into the top 7% on @coverfly! Thank you @outscreenplays, congratulations and good luck to the other QFs! #screenwriting #5amwritersclub
Talking to kids about climate change (by Andrea Koehle Jones)
Help your children be part of the solution By Climate Journalist ANDREA KOEHLE JONES (EcoParent Magazine) When is the right time to talk to your kids about climate change? The answer is simple: the time is now. According to Tzeporah Berman, environmentalist, author, and the international program director of Stand.Earth, … Read more