LFSWCD-Envirothon

Envirothon

What is the Envirothon?

The Envirothon is a natural resources competition for high school students. Students who participate learn stewardship and management concepts and work to solve real and hypothetical environmental problems. The program is field oriented, community based, and gives students an opportunity to work with natural resource professionals. Participation in the Envirothon encourages life skills, such as team building, critical thinking, decision making, problem solving, and communication skills.

Who makes up a team and what do they do?

Students work in teams of five students. Throughout the school year, students prepare to compete at the local level, qualify to them compete at the area (or regional) level, and the top three teams from the six areas in the state compete to be the State Winner. These teams of high school students are tested on their knowledge of natural resources - soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatics, and a current environmental issue. Students visit five "in-the-field" test stations where written and hands-on problem solving is required along with an oral presentation formulating a strategy for addressing an environmental issues problem. The event is competitive, but education is the bottom line.

Do you want to be involved?

Contact Amanda Campbell at the Lord Fairfax Soil & Water Conservation District for more information about the Envirothon and how you can form a team.

Sherando High School's Team A placed 1st at the Lord Fairfax Soil & Water Conservation District's Envirothon on April 8, 2008. Strasburg High School's Team A placed 2nd, and Strasburg High School's Team B placed 3rd. Click here to read the news release. Sherando High School placed 3rd at the Area I Envirothon on April 22, and they represented their school and the Lord Fairfax SWCD at the State Envirothon on May 18-19, 2008, at James Madison University in Harrisonburg. CONGRATULATIONS!!!