WANTED:
2011
WHAT IS THE ENVIROTHON? The Erie County Envirothon
is a unique and exciting program that combines hands-on outdoor experience with
natural resource study. Once a year, high
school students interested in outdoor fun and environmental science gather to
sharpen their conservation skills and test their knowledge against teams of
students from other schools in
WHY
SHOULD YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE ENVIROTHON? If you enjoy the outdoors or are considering
a career or college major in the natural sciences, the Envirothon
is for you! Not only is the Envirothon a fun, outdoor challenge that brings students
from throughout
HOW TO QUALIFY? High school level students can enter the Envirothon by contacting the Erie County Soil & Water Conservation District. No more than two five-member teams plus one alternate member per team may represent a school. Teams must have an advisor to help prepare the team for competition and to accompany the team to workshop and competition days.
HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE ENVIROTHON? Teams independently research five Envirothon topics: aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife, and a current environmental issue. The 2011 current issue topic is "Salt and Fresh Water Estuaries." The Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District provides students with study references for each topic. Each student on a team specializes in one of the Envirothon categories, so that the amount of information to master is not overwhelming. All aspects of the Envirothon are completed as a team. To achieve the highest possible Envirothon score, teams are encouraged to do independent research on the Envirothon topics. Each team prepares a brief, five-minute oral presentation on the current environmental issue topic.
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" March 31, 2011: Envirothon
Workshop Day at
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" April 28, 2011:
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" May 25 th
– 26th, 2011: New York State Envirothon,
WHAT HAPPENS ON THE ENVIROTHON WORKSHOP DAY? Registered teams come to the Erie County Envirothon testing site, where educators and local environmental professionals offer informational workshops to help students prepare for testing day. Each team member attends a different morning training workshop for each Envirothon topic. For instance, one group member attends a soils workshop, another attends a forestry workshop, etc.. After lunch, the teams regroup to give their oral presentations. This year’s Envirothon will be held at Elma Village Green.
WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE
ENVIROTHON COMPETITION? Student teams from
throughout
WHAT NEXT? Please review the enclosed Envirothon information. If you plan to participate in the 2011 Erie County Envirothon please call the District at 652-8480. Hope to see you there!