Envirothon

Missouri Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts

The Road to Conservation Starts at Home!

To contact us: --> Peggy Lemons

Phone: 573-893-6790

Fax: 573-893-7238

E-mail: peggyl@maswcd.net

Envirothon

What Kids Say

The Envirothon Story

What Adults Say

The Envirothon is a problem-solving, natural resource education program for high school students. In the field, teams of students are challenged to hone critical thinking skills and work as a team. They answer written questions and conduct hands-on investigation of environmental issues in five categories - Soils/Land Use, Aquatic Ecology, Forestry, Wildlife, and Current Environmental Issues. In addition to a written test, the teams also present an oral presentation solving a specific natural resource issue.

The Envirothon stimulates, reinforces, and enhances students' interest in the environment and our state's natural resources. The concept was created by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts as an outdoor hands-on competition. From "Environmental Olympics," the concept expanded to other states; and when the national competition was added in 1988, the name was changed to Envirothon. Envirothon affords a unique approach to teaching environmental education, and it's fun!

The continuing support of the program reflects the participation and support of the county conservation districts, clubs, agencies, and private corporations.

Reference materials for students and teachers are available through local soil and water conservation districts. Envirothon can also be used as a curriculum guide for in conjunction classroom study. Conservation districts with cooperating agencies, educators, community, and interest groups conduct regional competitions. The top three teams of the regional competitions advance to the state competition held in early May. The winning team represents Missouri at the Canon Envirothon.

Missouri Places 11th at the 2010 Canon Envirothon