Envirothon

What is it?○ Envirothon is an annual competition in which teams compete

for recognition and scholarships by demonstrating their knowledge of environmental science and natural resource management.

○ Includes 5 categories:-○ Aquatics

○ Soils

○ Forestry

○ Wildlife

○ Current Environmental Issues

○ State Competitions: High School teams have to do an Oral Presentation that requires you to present your knowledge of all the tested subjects and use critical thought to solve a complex environmental problem and present your solution to a panel of judges.

○ Problem is given at the competition! You get 65 minutes to prepare and make a poster.

○ You will present as a team.

When and Who?

○ The people who can enter must be a team of 3-5 people. 5 people per team is the best!

○ More than one team from the same school can enter.

○Must be separate registrations.

○ This year’s regional competition is scheduled for 3-18-15 (may change…)

○ Registration forms and notification of the exact competition date will be sent.

○I will immediately notify you when they are sent.

How this works…

○ In the spring, there are eight regional competitions in North Carolina.

○ Our region (Area 8) will have the Southern Piedmont Envirothon competition March 18th , 2015 at Catawba College Center for the Environment in Salisbury.

○ A test is given to select the seven highest scoring teams from each region.

○ GOOD NEWS!! Tests are taken as a team! (YES!!!) You can help each other out!

○ Selected teams will advance to the State Envirothon competition on April 24th and 25th, 2015 at Cedarock Park in Burlington, NC.

Test Stations (Categories)

○ The five test stations will cover the following topics:-

○ Wildlife

○ Wildlife covers habitat, identification, foods, rules & regulations, diseases, and management.

○ Aquatics

○ Aquatics covers ecology of water, stream improvement ,water chemistry, water quality, plants and animals living in or around water, pollution, and conservation.

○ Forestry

○ Forestry covers tree identification, improvement of timber stands, forest ecology, insects, diseases, forest management, and forest measurements.

○ Soils

○ Soils covers maps, classification, erosion, soil surveys, site suitability, current issues, profiles, soil characteristics, and conservation practices.

○ Current Environmental Issues

○ Current Environmental Issues cover any current or newsworthy environmental issue.

Training for Envirothon

○ I will be your coach (manager person) and we have many returning members to help as well!

○ We will meet on Fridays, and commitment is essential to succeed in the competition!!

○ Every meeting I will have an activity that will cover the material we need to study for the competition. (Tree identification, jeopardy, museum trips)

Please visit the Envirothon Website:

○http://www.ncenvirothon.org

Thank you so much!!

This Power Point will be sent by email to the club Today!

My email: millena.sivakumar@gmail.com