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.
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2010 Envirothon Booklet
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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

>> 2010 Envirothon Booklet / PDF

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2010 Indiana Envirothon State Winners: Gibson County team wins Envirothon state contest       

The Gibson County Arrow True 4-H Club’s True Yellow Team earned won top honors at the Indiana State Envirothon contest on April 20 at Purdue University. They competed against 17 other teams from throughout Indiana at the Beck Agricultural Center on the Purdue Research Farm at West Lafayette. 

team

The Arrow True Yellow Team won first place in the written test and third place in their oral presentation. Combined with their hands-on score, the team won placed first overall. They will represent Indiana at the North American Canon Envirothon Competition in Fresno, California, in August. Team members are (above from the left): Jason Rahman, son of Randy and Julia Rahman, Hazleton; Josie Loehr, daughter of Jim and Julie Loehr, Fort Branch; Devin and Tameara O’Dell, children of Kevin and Tammy O’Dell, Princeton, and Daniel Atkinson, son of Mike and Peggy Atkinson, Oakland City.  The team is sponsored by the Gibson County SWCD.

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 State Envirothon Committee Information

  • >> Minutes from the June 26, 2009 Indiana State Envirothon Committee Meeting
  • >> Minutes from the Aug. 21, 2009 Indiana State Envirothon
    Committee Meeting

  • >> Minutes from the Jan. 12, 2010 Indiana State Envirothon Committee Meeting
  • >> Envirothon Bylaws Update
  • >> Envirothon Handbook

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


2010 Envirothon – Current Issue Resources

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

 

Canon Envirothon Web Page