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Envirothon is an outdoor natural resource education program
for high school students grade 9-12.
In the field, students are challenged to work as a team to answer written questions and
conduct hands-on projects focusing on environmental issues.
Students join together to explore the environment in five disciplines: Forestry, Wildlife,
Aquatics, Soils and a current environmental issues.
Goals:
Through a deeper knowledge of natural resource and current
environmental issues students will learn:
• decision making skills
• team building and communication skills
• how personal actions affect environmental problems, negatively or positively
• how individuals can take responsibility and become action oriented
• about the interaction and interdependence of natural resource
• resource materials, agencies, organizations available to assist them in
environmentally related matters
Envirothon is sponsored by the
following:
Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation
District
The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
American Land Conservancy, California
Rangeland Trust, Hearst Conservation Now and Steve Hearst - Jointly the American Land Conservancy, California
Rangeland Trust, Hearst Conservation Now and Steve Hearst graciously donated their prize
money for winning the 2005 San Luis Obispo County Environmental Achievement of the Year
Award to the Envirothon Program. We are grateful for their contribution and support for
Envirothon and applaud them for winning the award for their achievements.
John Spencer,
Spencer's Fresh Markets
Greg Steinberger,
Doc Burnstein's Ice Cream Lab
Trader Joe's,
Arroyo Grande and
San Luis Obispo
Kiwanis Club
of Arroyo Grande
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Forestry
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Envirothon helps students become more involved in conserving our natural resources,
thus helping to preserve our environment in the future.
Vision Statement:
We are dedicated to challenging our area's youth in their knowledge of natural resources
with emphasis on Soils, Forestry, Aquatics, Wildlife and Current Natural Resources Issues.
The Five
Disciplines:
Forestry
Forest Ecology, Tree Identification, Insects, Diseases, Timber Measurements, Improvement
of Timber Stands, Forest and Multiple-Use Management.
Wildlife
Identification, Habitat
Characteristics, Foods, Diseases, Species, Rules and Regulation and Management
Aquatics
Water Ecology, Water
Chemistry, Plants and Animals Living In or Around Water, Water Quality, Stream
Improvement, Conservation and Water Delivery
Soils
Classification, Profiles, Soil Characteristics, Soil Surveys, Site Suitability, Erosion
and Conservation Practices
Current Environmental Issues
This is an
environmental issues that changes from year to year
Envirothon
Rules
PHOTO ALBUM ~
Photographs from our May 24th,
2005 Envirothon Challenge.
Photographs from our 2006
Envirothon Challenge - turn up your sound for this video photo album
Photographs
from our 2007 Envirothon Challenge
Visit the Canon Envirothon® website.
Visit
the California Envirothon® website.
Steering Committee
Jim Bergman,
Community Development,
City of Arroyo Grande
Judith Hildinger,
Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo
Katcho Achadjian, Supervisor,
4th District, San Luis Obispo County
Teresa Lees,
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
Ella Honeycutt,
Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
Nanci
Parker
Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
Vivian Krug,
Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District
Contact Us:
For more Information, to become
a sponsor ord participate in this year's event contact, Vivian Krug,
Envirothon Program Coordinator
at (805) 458-3321or email:
Vivian@EmotionsCards.com
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