Envirothon
The Envirothon is an outdoor learning competition for high school students in grades 9-12. It is one of the states largest environmental education initiatives.
Each year the Freeborn County SWCD partners with 9 neighboring SWCDs to sponsor a Southeast Area
Envirothon in which teams compete in 5 environmental learning stations:
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Soils
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Wildlife
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Water Resources
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Forestry
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Current Environmental Issue
What is the Envirothon?
Natural resource professionals staff the stations and provide a short presentation on each topic. Each team then completes a test before moving to the next station. Prior to the event, teams are given a 'Current Issue Scenario' to create a presentation and will present their ideas to a panel of judges. Scores from each station and the presentation are tallied together for a final score.
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The top three teams advance to the State Envirothon Competition and winners at the State level advance to the National Envirothon where they compete for scholarships and other prizes.
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If you are interested in more information or registering a team for the Envirothon please contact: Senja Viktora at senja.viktora@mn.nacdnet.net or (507)-320-3737.
2024 Envirothon
The 2024 SE Area Envirothon was held at the Byron Sportsman and Conservation Club near Byron, MN on Wednesday, May 1st, 2024.
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The MN State Envirothon was held on Monday, May 20th, 2024, at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center located in Finland, MN..
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This years Current Issue is “Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future in MN.”
