The Area 2 Envirothon will be held April 9th, at Cooke Family Wildlife Conservation Park, Richland, OH. This event is hosted by Richland Soil and Water Conservation District.
What is the National Conservation Foundation – Area 2 Envirothon?
Envirothon is designed to stimulate, reinforce, and enhance interest in the environment and natural resources among high school students. A competitive outdoor team event, Envirothon offers a unique and enjoyable learning experience. A team consists of 5 students, all from the same school. An adult advisor (or advisors) must accompany the team but is not permitted to assist the team during the competition.
Envirothon tests students’ knowledge of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology, and current environmental issues. The current environmental issue for 2025 is “Roots and Resiliency: Fostering Forest Stewardship in a Canopy of Change.” In addition, Envirothon encourages cooperative decision-making and team building. While each student on an Envirothon team is challenged to contribute his or her personal best, the score that counts at the end of an Envirothon is the team score.
Five Area Envirothon’s are conducted around Ohio each spring. The top four teams from each of the Area competitions progress to the Ohio Envirothon in June held in a different part of the state each year. The 2025 Ohio Envirothon will be held at Wilmington College on June 2, 3, and 4. The top-scoring team in the Ohio Envirothon is eligible to compete in the National Conservation Foundation Envirothon, hosted by a different state or Canadian province every year. The 2025 National Conservation Foundation Envirothon will be held at Mount Royal University, July 20 – July 26, 2025. For more information, visit www.envirothon.org.
In Ohio, Envirothon is sponsored by the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Natural resource and environmental specialists from many agencies, organizations, colleges, universities, park districts and businesses devise the Envirothon questions and staff the various testing ecostations.
The Ohio Envirothon is financed by grants, donations from businesses and contributions through the Don Rehl Memorial Envirothon Fund. Many local businesses also provide services and products in support of Area and Ohio Envirothon’s.
For more information contact Katie Nainiger at knainiger@geauga.oh.gov. Or visit www.geaugaswcd.com/envirothon.
