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Envirothon

2025 Nature Coast Regional Envirothon

General Information

The Envirothon began as an outdoor competition in Pennsylvania in 1979.  Three “Soil and Water Conservation Districts” held a local competition and dubbed the event the “Environmental Olympics”. Since then, this outdoor environmental program has been adopted in 40 states, whose All-State winners will go on to compete in the 2025 Canon National Envirothon

The following is a link to the state website:

https://www.flenvirothon.com/

The Nature Coast Regional Envirothon is a competitive, problem-solving contest for high school students, which challenges their knowledge of the environment.  This event is an educational program involving Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, and Sumter counties in a “hands-on” site-specific experience with natural resource information.  Five natural resource areas are covered:  aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife, and a current environmental issue.  This year’s competition is expected to involve 60+ teams.  Pasco County will host this year’s Envirothon.

This year’s Envirothon will be held on February 12th, 2025. Will be held in Pasco County at Crews Lake Park, 16739 Crews Lake Dr, Spring Hill, FL 34610.

High school students with a strong desire to learn more about science and the environment are encouraged to compete.  This webpage contains the registration forms, map to the event, study guides, and any other materials that you will need to prepare for the event.

Please remember that no cellular phones, i-pods, or other electronics devices are allowed at the event.  The event will start with registration between 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m., followed by a welcome introduction, 20 minute rounds of testing at each of the stations, lunch, and a closing ceremony.

2025 Nature Coast Envirothon Memo 2025 County Memo

2025 Advisor Letter w/ Rules 2025 Rules & Regulations

ONLINE REGISTRATION!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2bzPLeHdUppKBlUswtYDw1Vv-Yy4imy_wgS-Xj1-tze8zTQ/viewform

Envirothon Rules and Regulations

Please be sure to read the Envirothon Rules and Regulations with your students prior to attending the event.  This will help ensure that the competition is fair and that all participants will know what to expect.

  1. •The Team Name that you choose is the official team name that will be used for the day of the competition.  Only the official team name will be accepted during the competition, any optional team names may be disqualified.

  2. •Envirothon teams consist of 5 members in Grades 9-12 from the same school or group.  Each school/group may enter multiple teams.

  3. •Each 5-member team must have an adult advisor.  One adult may be the advisor for multiple teams.

  4. •If registering multiple teams, please have a unique name for each team.

  5. •This year, only 5 teams per school will be allowed to compete.

  6. •An alternate may be selected in case a team member is unable to attend the competition.  Alternates will not compete unless taking the place of an absent team member.

  7. •Teams will proceed to the assigned station to begin testing and will continue to the other stations in a clockwise pattern until all teams have completed tests at each station.

  8. •Students may not carry calculators, palm pilots, laptops, cellular phones, cameras, pagers, ipods, and similar electronic devices during the competition.  If a student is caught having any of these items in view during the competition, the team will be disqualified.  These devices should be left at home or on the bus during the competition.

  9. •This is a competition to test student’s knowledge, please do not share answers during the competition.  This or any other form of cheating is highly discouraged and will result in disqualification.

  10. •Teachers and chaperones please do not assist your students with any answers at any of the stations.

  11. •Please print your name, county, and answers legibly on the answer sheets and turn them in at the end of testing at each individual station.

  12. •Have fun and enjoy the day!

For additional information related to the Nature Coast Envirothon, contact:

Josh McCart, Environmental Resource Teacher,

District School Board of Pasco County

Jmccart@pasco.k12.fl.us  or (727)-774-0587

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Nature Coast Regional Envirothon

Welcome to the Nature Coast Regional Envirothon information page.  Here you will find information, resources, and links about the Envirothon and study materials that will prepare you for participation in the regional and state Envirothon.

February 12,  2025

The 2025 Nature Coast Envirothon will be held on February 12th at Crews Lake Park, 16739 Crews Lake Dr, Spring Hill, FL 34610 . The registration deadline is Friday, January 15th, 2025.

The Registration Forms, Rules, and Study materials can be found below.  All test questions are based on the information contained in the study material. Tests are composed of multiple-choice questions. Many of the questions require hands-on activities to determine the correct answer.

The highest scoring team from each County and the overall winner are eligible to compete at the State Envirothon competition, on April 5th, 2025 and location is TBD

National Competition will be held at

Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dates: July 20 – 26, 2025

2025 Canon National Envirothon

 General Information

The Envirothon began as an outdoor competition in Pennsylvania in 1979. Three “Soil and Water Conservation Districts” held a local competition and dubbed the event the “Environmental Olympics”. Since…

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Follow the links below for the study materials assigned to each of the 5 topic. Each sections test questions will be multiple choices or fill in the blank. There will be 20 test questions and 5 bonus questions per section.

2025 Rules & Regulations

1. Roots and Resiliency: Fostering Forest Stewardship in a canopy of change

2. Soils

Classification, soil formation, basic chemical and physical properties, profiles, soil characteristics, soil surveys, site suitability, erosion, land use, conservation practices, etc.

3. Forestry

Forest ecology, tree identification, insects, diseases, timber measurements, forest management, urban forestry, forest economics, etc.

4. Wildlife

Identification, habitat, foods, diseases, rules and regulations, management, etc.

5. Aquatics 

Water ecology, water chemistry, plants and animals living in or around water, water quality, water conservation, etc.

Other Useful Websites.

 https://www.envirothon.org/the-competition/curriculum-guidelines

 

 

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