Publications, Press & Impact

This page features selected press coverage, publications, and evaluation work that document professional contributions across education, sustainability, and community-based initiatives.

Selected Press & Web Articles

Bloomfield Hills Schools. (2025, August 12).
The Bassquatch Hunter films at the Johnson Nature Center
Bloomfield Hills Schools News and Spotlights.
Genson, M. (2025, June 10).
Kids connect with nature in outdoor classroom
C&G Newspapers.
Ingrained. (2024, February).
Ingrained
MSU College of Education.
Bloomfield Hills Schools. (2023, June).
Integrated science and social studies curriculum across Bloomfield Hills Schools
Bloomfield Hills Schools News and Spotlights.
Bloomfield Hills Schools. (2023, February).
Johnson Nature Center launches TreeSchool Preschool!
Bloomfield Hills Schools News and Spotlights.
Smith, R. (2023, October 17).
TreeSchool: Emergent place-based, outdoor learning
MSU College of Education New Educator.
Drepaul, J. (2022, August 3).
Teaching environmental sustainability to K–12 students in Detroit
SEEN Magazine.
Armstrong, J. (2021, June 8).
How MSU alumna Brooke Larm brought nature into the classroom
The State News.
Larm, B. (2021, March 23).
Alumni voice: Let’s learn outdoors
MSU Today.

Blogs & Practitioner Writing

Experience Tollgate
Michigan State University Tollgate Farm and Education Center
https://www.canr.msu.edu/tollgate/experiencetollgate

Selected examples include:

Journal Articles & Scholarly Work

Rymanowicz, K., Hetherington, C., & Larm, B. (2020).
Planting the seeds for nature-based learning: Impacts of a farm- and nature-based early childhood education program
International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 8(1), 44–63.
Larm, B. (2017).
How do plants and animals prepare for winter? Local resources support an outdoor inquiry-based project
Science and Children, 55(2), 62–69.

Web Publications

Carter, V., Larm, B., & Pringle, R. (2020).
Taking curriculum outside
Green Schoolyards America.

Selected Evaluation & Impact Reports

Selected Program Marketing

Contact: Brooke Larm / brookelarm@gmail.com / (810) 339-1642