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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY ENVIROTHON

 The Envirothon is a natural resources competition for high school students.   The Envirothon began in 1979 in Pennsylvania, and is currently the largest event of its type in North America.  More than 41 states and eight Canadian Provinces participate in this educational event each year. Five member teams study provided reference material and participate in hands-on training in soils, aquatics, wildlife, forestry, and a fifth environmental issue that changes from year to year.  The winning team earns the right to compete at the next level, be it the state or national event. 

 The Maryland Envirothon provides a fun and exciting way for high school students to learn about natural resources, make informed decisions about the environment, and earn scholarship money for college.  The event is a problem-solving competition that challenges students to work as a team to answer questions a conduct hands-on projects focusing on natural resource issues.  The goal is to increase students’ environmental knowledge and understanding while motivating young people to care for the environment by practicing stewardship in their homes, schools and communities.

 The Envirothon combines classroom learning with active field experience in the following five disciplines: wildlife, forestry, aquatics, soils and
the environmental issues, the topic changes from year to year and is
chosen by the host of the National event that year.