The Ohio Envirothon
The ENVIROTHON is designed to stimulate, reinforce and enhance interest in
the environment and natural resources among high school students. A competitive outdoor team event, the Envirothon offers a unique and enjoyable
learning experience. A team consists of 5 students, all from the same high school. An adult advisor (or advisors) must accompany the team, but is not
permitted to assist the team during the competition.
The Envirothon tests students' knowledge of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatic
ecology and current environmental issues. In addition, the Envirothon encourages cooperative decision-making and team building. While each
student on an Envirothon team is challenged to contribute his or her personal best, the score that counts at the end of an Envirothon is the team score.
Five "Area Envirothons" are conducted around Ohio late each spring. The top
four teams from each of these Area competitions progress to the Ohio Envirothon in June. In 1996 the Ohio Envirothon was expanded to a 2-day
event, incorporating a team presentation requirement that further challenges all
participating students. The state level Ohio Envirothon is held in a different part
of Ohio each year. The top-scoring team in the Ohio Envirothon is eligible to compete in the
Cannon National Envirothon, hosted by a different state
every year.
In Ohio, the Envirothon is sponsored by the Ohio Federation of Soil and
Water Conservation Districts (OFSWCD) in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Natural resource and
environmental specialists from many agencies, organizations, colleges, universities, park districts and businesses devise the Envirothon questions and
staff the various test stations.
The
2009 Northeastern Ohio Regional Envirothon Competition will be held in
Portage County, April 29th 2009. The National Envirothon Theme is
“Biodiversity in a Changing World ”.
(click link above for resource materials)
National Envirothon Web Page
The Ashtabula, Lake, Cuyhaoga & Geauga Quad-County Envirothon Training Session for the
2009 Envirothon was held
October 8rd, 2008 at
Squire Vallevue
and Valley Ridge Farm in Cuyahoga County
Oct
?, 2009 Quad-County Envirothon Training Session Information will
be posted summer of 09'.
Teacher/Advisor
Information Packet Quad-County Envirothon Training Session T.B.A for fall 2009
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