Minnesota Envirothon:
Minnesota Envirothon:
The Envirothon is an outdoor environmental learning competition for high school students. Regional competitions are administered by local Soil & Water Conservation Districts, in partnership with conservation organizations, educators and other natural resource agencies.
The Envirothon is an outdoor environmental learning competition for high school students. Regional competitions are administered by local Soil & Water Conservation Districts, in partnership with conservation organizations, educators and other natural resource agencies.
The Envirothon promotes a desire for students to learn more about MN’s natural resources, as well as public policy and roles of government and landowners in managing the state's resources. The program helps students develop critical thinking skills, cooperative problem-solving skills and decision-making skills.
The Envirothon promotes a desire for students to learn more about MN’s natural resources, as well as public policy and roles of government and landowners in managing the state's resources. The program helps students develop critical thinking skills, cooperative problem-solving skills and decision-making skills.
Schools and teachers benefit by providing a learning opportunity to students who excel in the sciences and ecology. The community and state benefit by having concerned and well-informed citizens who can make good decisions about the environment.
Schools and teachers benefit by providing a learning opportunity to students who excel in the sciences and ecology. The community and state benefit by having concerned and well-informed citizens who can make good decisions about the environment.
Teams of 5 students compete by visiting five learning stations and taking a 20-point exam on an environmental topic. The topics are: Aquatic Ecology, Forestry, Soils/Land Use, Wildlife and Current Environmental Issues, which is a new topic each year. The exams are administered by a local natural resource professional, who also gives the students a brief overview of the topic and explains some of the core concepts. Teams also prepare and give an oral presentation on the current environmental issues topic.
Teams of 5 students compete by visiting five learning stations and taking a 20-point exam on an environmental topic. The topics are: Aquatic Ecology, Forestry, Soils/Land Use, Wildlife and Current Environmental Issues, which is a new topic each year. The exams are administered by a local natural resource professional, who also gives the students a brief overview of the topic and explains some of the core concepts. Teams also prepare and give an oral presentation on the current environmental issues topic.
In early May, Mahnomen county students participate with students from Norman, Polk and Red Lake counties, at the Rydell National Wildlife Refuge Envirothon, near Erskine, MN. The top 3 teams from each regional Envirothon are invited to the MN State Envirothon and state winners advance to the National Envirothon.
In early May, Mahnomen county students participate with students from Norman, Polk and Red Lake counties, at the Rydell National Wildlife Refuge Envirothon, near Erskine, MN. The top 3 teams from each regional Envirothon are invited to the MN State Envirothon and state winners advance to the National Envirothon.