Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District (MCSWCD) is hosting the 33rd annual Envirothon on May 22 at Monroe County’s Ellison Park. This year 19 teams comprised of approximately 90 students from six different schools will be going head to head. They will compete against each other for the chance to represent Monroe County at the New York State competition.
The Envirothon is an annual outdoor, environmental education competition for high school students. Teams of five compete against each other to demonstrate their knowledge in five core topics: wildlife, aquatics, forestry, soils and current issues which is selected at a national level each year. This year’s current issue topic is Roots and Resiliency: Fostering Forest Stewardship in a Canopy of Change. The winning team will represent Monroe County at the New York State competition being held on the campus of SUNY Cortland on May 28 and 29. The winner of the NYS Envirothon will go on to compete in the National Envirothon at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on July 20 through 26.
Each year, MCSWCD invites local high schools to send teams of students ready to compete against other schools, along with each other, for a chance to compete in the state-level Envirothon. Teams from Brighton High School, Brockport High School, Eastridge High School, Greece Arcadia High School, The Harley School, and Honeoye Falls-Lima High School have been hard at work creating presentations and studying for their chance to take it all at the live event. This event asks students to use learned knowledge, critical thinking, and their surroundings to help prepare them for future environmental careers and gain an appreciation for each environmental topic.
For more information, contact MCSWCD at mcswcd@monroecounty.gov or 585-753-7380 for details.
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