Envirothon

Envirothon is a competitive learning event for high school-aged students. Envirothon tests the student's knowledge of environmental resources including soils, forestry, wildlife and current environmental issues.

2009 Envirothon Booklet
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2009 Envirothon Registration
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Envirothon builds awareness. It helps show tomorrow's leaders the positive and negative effects individual actions have on the environment. Youth who take part understand differences between renewable and nonrenewable resources, understand environmental interactions and interdependencies, and know who provides information and assistance with environmental matters.

How it works
Teams of five students, representing a school or organization, compete by answering questions and by studying resource problems in each of the five environmental areas.

Before the competition, students study, with their advisors, to develop a greater understanding the environment.

At the Envirothon competition, students test their knowledge under the supervision of environmental instructors. Students use teamwork to develop creative solutions to environmental problems.

Envirothon Materials

>> 2009 Envirothon Booklet / PDF

>> 2009 Envirothon Registration Form / PDF

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2008 Indiana Envirothon Winner

  • Clinton County 4-H Team

Clinton County 4-H TeamThe Clinton County 4-H team will represent Indiana at the North American Canon Envirothon competition to be held at Northern Arizona University July 28-August 3. Team members are, from left to right, Ryan Hendryx, Jill Griffin, Sarah Griffin, Mary Crail and Daniel Gascho. Their coach is Dale Griffin, vocational agriculture educator.

Students will compete for more than $100,000 in academic scholarships at the Flagstaff, Arizona contest. Teams representing 52 states and provinces are expected to participate.

Canon Envirothon Web Page

Sponsors

  • Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD)
  • IASWCD Auxiliary
  • Indiana District Employees' Association
  • Soil and Water Conservation Society, Hoosier Chapter
  • Indiana Department of Natural Resources
  • Indiana Department of Education
  • Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
  • Indiana Farm Bureau Inc.
  • The Hoosier National Forest

Indiana Envirothon Committee Contact Information

Rebecca Lauster, President
Jackson County SWCD
1350 Woodside Drive
Brownstown, IN 47220
812.358.2367, ext. 108

Darci Zolman, Vice President
Leah Harden, Secretary
Ann Ice, Treasurer


2009 Envirothon – Current Issue Resources

The following resources are recommended for preparing for the current issue section of this year’s Indiana Envirothon Competition.

Biodiversity in a Changing World

This topic was chosen by the 2009 hosting committee & The Canon® Envirothon executive Committee. The Current Issue objectives and resources below were then customized to Indiana and will be used to construct the Indiana Regional and State tests only. The team that wins the Indiana State Envirothon Competition and/or competes in The Canon® Envirothon will need to study additional objectives and resources specific to the North Carolina region of the United States.

Warm Ocean Waters

Pestices and Aquatic Animals

Nature.org

Envirothon.org Article 6

Envirothon.org Biodiversity

Envirothon.org Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

Envirothon.org Why Should We Care About Biodiversity?

Envirothon.org Diversity and Development

Envirothon.org Habitat Loss

Envirothon.org Biodiversity an Overview

Envirothon.org The Environment Impacts of Large Dams

www.Cavebiota.com