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Envirothon
In 1979, Pennsylvania held the
first Environmental Olympics,
and over the years, the event
has gained popularity across the
U.S. In 1990, New York State
held its first Envirothon
competition. Students’ knowledge
of natural resource management
and environmental science is
tested at the annual Envirothon
held every May at the HCSWCD’s
Nature Trail. High school teams
consisting of 5 students are
tested in the following areas:
soils/land use, aquatic ecology,
forestry, wildlife, and a
current environmental issue.
They have the opportunity to
utilize problem solving
techniques and knowledge gained
during training and study
sessions to answer questions.
The winning team of the local
competition competes at the New
York State Envirothon in May.
2010 Event
2010 Registration Form
Rules
T-Shirt Contest
The 2010 Hamilton County
Envirothon will be held on the
HCSWCD's Nature Trail on
Thursday, April 29 from
9:15-1:15. Registration
forms are due Thursday, April 1.
T-shirt contest submissions are
due Friday, March 19.
Study Materials
Hamilton County Envirothon
NYS Envirothon
Cannon
Envirothon
The HCSWCD Conservation Educator is available for review
sessions to prepare students for
the State Envirothon. Contact
our office to schedule a review
session.
2009 Event
A bright, cool Spring day
greeted 24 students at Hamilton
County Soil and Water
Conservation District’s annual
Envirothon on April 30 in Lake
Pleasant. The Envirothon is an
outdoor competition that gives
high school students the
opportunity to utilize problem
solving techniques, teamwork
skills, and knowledge gained
during training sessions to
complete tests in 5 categories,
including Aquatics, Current
Issue (Biodiversity in a
Changing World), Forestry,
Soils, and Wildlife. Teams from
Indian Lake Central School
advised by Sarah Boggia, Long
Lake Central School advised by
Maureen Lynch, and Wells Central
School advised by Chris Young
competed in this year’s event.
The Indian Lake Hip Waders took
first place all around and
placed first in Forestry and the
Current Issue. The Long Lake
Warthogs received second place
all around and first place in
Aquatics. The Indian Lake Wood
Frogs placed third all around,
and received first place in
Wildlife. The Wells Snake Eyes
took first place in Soils. The
Hip Waders will have their names
engraved on a plaque, and will
represent Hamilton County at the
New York State Envirothon at
Keuka College May 27-28.
Congratulations to all teams who
participated in this year’s
event. Thank you to Charlie
John’s Store who donated food
for the Presenter Luncheon as
well as to the presenters and
volunteers who wrote exams and
helped to make the Hamilton
County Envirothon a tremendous
success.
First Place Indian Lake
Hip Waders
Left to Right: Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors William G.
Farber , Hank Evatt, John
Miller, Jeremy DeShaw, Garrett
LeBlanc, Merrill Pine, Adviser
Sarah Boggia
Second Place Long Lake
Warthogs
Left to Right: Colleen Nerney,
Ben Black, Sierra Olbert, Jordan
Wallace, Zach Ruland, Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors
William G. Farber
Third Place Indian Lake Wood
Frogs
Left to Right: Adviser Sarah
Boggia, Zakari LeBlanc, Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors
William G. Farber, Zack
Mitchell, Matt Rusch, Ed Bennett
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