What is an Evirothon?

The Minnesota Envirothon is a program for high school students designed to promote natural resources involvement and education. An outdoor learning event for students in grades nine through 12, the Minnesota Envirothon is one of the state's largest environmental education initiatives.

The Minnesota Envirothon works in partnership with local Soil and Water Conservation Districts, conservation organizations, educators, and other natural resource agencies. Area VIII includes teh eight counties in northcentral Minnesota

 

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How it works

Teams of students visit five learning stations, including soils, aquatics, wildlife, forestry, and current events, and answer 20 hands-on questions relating to the station's topic. Teams travel to each station and answer an exam in about 30 minutes. They also give a brief oral presentation on a current events topic that changes each year. At the end of the day, the team with the highest score wins.

2009 Area VIII Event


The 2009 Envirothon was held April 22nd at Lake Bemidji State Park. This year we had 19 teams participate from our Area. Team #3 from Lake of the Woods took 1st, Team #4 from Grand Rapids took 2nd and Team #9 from Walker Hackensack Akeley took 3rd.  All three teams were able to go to the State competition this year at Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch in Stewartville.


We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors that help make this event possible. Beltrami Electric, TruStar Federal Credit Union, 1st National Bank of Bemidji, Paul Bunyan Rural Tele, NEI Bottling, BCLARA , and Giziibii RC&D. Their continued support of this educational event is greatly appreciated.

For information on the 2010 Envirothon email Paula Lowe.