Allegheny Land Trust, Cannon Design Release Plans For New Mobile Learning Lab

On April 22, in celebration of Earth Day 2025, the Allegheny Land Trust and Cannon Design released plans for a brand-new environmental education mobile learning lab called "Nature On Wheels" that will operate in the greater Pittsburgh region. 

"Our education team prides ourselves on providing all-ages nature-based programs in classrooms, at community centers, online and of course on our lands; this variety of locations has allowed many in the region to come learn with us. Now, Nature On Wheels will allow us to bring our programming to even more of our neighbors to increase access for additional learners," said Julie Travaglini, Senior Director of Education & Curriculum. 

Nature On Wheels is comprised of a hybrid truck that will pull ALT's custom-designed, modular trailer. 

The trailer will be outfitted with interactive learning elements that engages learners of all ages with evolving and adaptable programming tailored to the age of a given audience, the program topic and/or the season. 

The mobile learning lab will bring hands-on, all ages programs to communities across the Pittsburgh region at school  events, camps, community festivals, conferences and like events. 

The build-out and design of Nature On Wheels was led by Cannon Design, a global architecture design firm with an office  in Pittsburgh. 

Cannon Design chose ALT's Nature On Wheels to be a 2025 "Open Hand Studio" project; Open Hand Studio is CannonDesign's public interest design arm that partners with nonprofits to advance important missions across education, health, economic development, racial and social equity and beyond. 

Click Here for the ALT announcement.

Upcoming Events

-- Register Now For The Summer Nature Camp, Ages 6-10

For more information on programs, initiatives, upcoming educational programs and other events, visit the Allegheny Land Trust website.  Click Here to read the Trust’s most recent newsletter.  Click Here to add your email to their mailing list.  Click Here to support their work.

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[Posted: April 22, 2025]  PA Environment Digest