ANNAPOLIS (June 10, 2014) –The 24th annual Maryland Envirothon -- an outdoor natural resources competition that challenges students to identify and categorize living resources, perform soil surveys, and solve other complex natural resource issues -- will be held June 18-19 at Camp Pecometh in Queen Anne’s County. More than 82 challengers from 17 counties across Maryland will take part in this year’s competition.
The Maryland Envirothon is held once a year at an outdoor environmental education center. Students taking part in the competition study Maryland’s natural resources for a year in hopes of winning. Working in teams of five with one to two alternates, students are trained and tested in four natural resource areas including soils, aquatics, forestry and wildlife plus an environmental issue that changes from year to year. Each team’s knowledge is tested under the supervision of foresters, soil scientists and wildlife specialists. This year’s special environmental issue is Sustainable Agriculture. Teamwork and problem solving skills are evaluated as each team. The high schools and teams competing from each county are listed below:
o Allegany County -- Mountain Ridge High School: Team SPAT
o Anne Arundel County -- South River High School: South River Team 2
o Baltimore County -- Hereford High School: Hereford “A”
o Calvert County -- Huntington High School
o Carroll County -- Boy Scout Troop: Venturing Crow 202
o Cecil County -- Rising Sun High School
o Charles County -- La Plata High School: The Planteers
o Frederick County -- Urbana High School: Watershed Watchdogs
o Garrett County -- Northern High School: Northern Lights 1
o Harford County -- Harford Christian High School: Grapes
o Howard County -- River Hill High School: River Dragons
o Kent County -- Kent County High School Team
o Montgomery County -- Richard Montgomery High School: Militant Platypodes
o Prince George’s County -- Oxon Hill High School: Globe Club
o St. Mary’s County -- Great Mills High School: Czeck Us Out
o Talbot County -- Saints Peter and Paul High School
o Washington County --Clear Spring Trailblazers
Established in 1990, the objectives of the Maryland Envirothon are twofold—to test students’ environmental knowledge and understanding of state resource issues and to instill a desire to learn more about the natural world. Winning teams compete at the local, state and international levels. The first Envirothon competition was held in Pennsylvania in 1979. Since then more than 30 states, Canada and Australia have embraced the program and sent teams to the international competition.
The Maryland Envirothon is sponsored by the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts and the State Soil Conservation Committee. Contributors and supporters include the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Department of the Environment, the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board, Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The Maryland Envirothon is held once a year at an outdoor environmental education center. Students taking part in the competition study Maryland’s natural resources for a year in hopes of winning. Working in teams of five with one to two alternates, students are trained and tested in four natural resource areas including soils, aquatics, forestry and wildlife plus an environmental issue that changes from year to year. Each team’s knowledge is tested under the supervision of foresters, soil scientists and wildlife specialists. This year’s special environmental issue is Sustainable Agriculture. Teamwork and problem solving skills are evaluated as each team. The high schools and teams competing from each county are listed below:
o Allegany County -- Mountain Ridge High School: Team SPAT
o Anne Arundel County -- South River High School: South River Team 2
o Baltimore County -- Hereford High School: Hereford “A”
o Calvert County -- Huntington High School
o Carroll County -- Boy Scout Troop: Venturing Crow 202
o Cecil County -- Rising Sun High School
o Charles County -- La Plata High School: The Planteers
o Frederick County -- Urbana High School: Watershed Watchdogs
o Garrett County -- Northern High School: Northern Lights 1
o Harford County -- Harford Christian High School: Grapes
o Howard County -- River Hill High School: River Dragons
o Kent County -- Kent County High School Team
o Montgomery County -- Richard Montgomery High School: Militant Platypodes
o Prince George’s County -- Oxon Hill High School: Globe Club
o St. Mary’s County -- Great Mills High School: Czeck Us Out
o Talbot County -- Saints Peter and Paul High School
o Washington County --Clear Spring Trailblazers
Established in 1990, the objectives of the Maryland Envirothon are twofold—to test students’ environmental knowledge and understanding of state resource issues and to instill a desire to learn more about the natural world. Winning teams compete at the local, state and international levels. The first Envirothon competition was held in Pennsylvania in 1979. Since then more than 30 states, Canada and Australia have embraced the program and sent teams to the international competition.
The Maryland Envirothon is sponsored by the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts and the State Soil Conservation Committee. Contributors and supporters include the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Department of the Environment, the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board, Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.