CtEnviroThon.org
Title
Connecticut Envirothon
Description
Envirothon is a natural resource based education program that was started in 1992 by the state's Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
High School Students work in teams led by a teacher/advisor. During the school year, teams receive curriculum materials and are invited to a series of training workshops in the Envirothon Study Areas of Soils, Aquatics, Wildlife, Forestry and a Current Environmental Issue. These workshops are presented by foresters, soil scientists, aquatic ecologists, wildlife biologists, and many others. Students really benefit from meeting people working in a broad range of environmental careers. Teachers also benefit and find the program a wonderful source of networking and professional growth for their own careers.
Envirothon Team members may come from a Science Class, a Vocational Agricultural program or an after school club. Teams are also encouraged to get involved in some kind of environmental service project in their local communities such as building trails, planting trees or river buffers or restoring wildlife habitats.
