Erie County ENVIROTHON: March 30th &April 27th, 2023
Program
Information and Details
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The Envirothon Workshop & presentations will be held
March 30th, 2023 at Elma Village Green / Senior Center in Elma.
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The Workshop day is designed to help prepare students for
the Envirothon competition and provide them with an opportunity to connect with
and learn from local natural resource professionals.- At Workshop day, each team member will choose
one Envirothon category (forestry, soils, aquatics, wildlife or current issue)
and attend the workshop for that specific category.
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The Workshop day includes an oral presentation by
students in the afternoon.- Each team
participating will be required to give a brief oral
presentation on this year's current environmental issue.- Each team member is required to speak during
the presentation.- The presentation
counts as part of the team's overall Envirothon score; it will be added to the
team's overall score on competition day.-
It is a great chance for students to practice using their oral
presentation skills in a relaxed and non-formal atmosphere.
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Teachers will receive reference information on this
year's current topic upon the return of the enclosed registration form.- Information on the current issue on which to
base the oral presentation will be sent one month before the workshop (The
State provides oral presentation information no earlier than that date).
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Team alternates may participate at the Workshop day,
although not during the oral presentation.
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Final adjustments to a team roster can be made up until
the end of the Workshop day.
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The Erie County ENVIROTHON will be held April 27th, 2023
at Elma Village Green / Senior Center in Elma (same location as Workshop).
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Student teams will compete for the highest score in the
natural resource test categories at outdoor testing stations.
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All alternates form "practice teams" and may participate
at the competition to gain experience only (not awards).- During the testing, alternates may not switch
with team members taking tests.
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The winning team of students will be sponsored by the
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The Erie County Envirothon Competition will take place
regardless of weather. Adverse weather is a realistic aspect of environmental
and natural resource careers.- Please
dress accordingly and remember to bring warm outdoor clothing and appropriate
footwear.
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Additional information is available online at www.ecswcd.org.
Only teams that have won their
local Envirothon competition advance to the State-level Envirothon.- The NYS ENVIROTHON will be held for
qualifying teams at the Hobart & William College, located in Geneva, New
York, on May 24th & 25th, 2023.- A
ten-minute oral presentation is required. The State Envirothon is an exciting
and challenging experience, offering college scholarship opportunities for
high-scoring teams.- More information is
available online at www.nysenvirothon.net.-
State Envirothon champions will
proceed to the NCF - Envirothon, the highest level of Envirothon
competition. The 2023 NCF - Envirothon will be held on July 23rd- 29th
at Mounty Allison University, in New Brunswick Canada. A fifteen-minute oral
presentation is required. Additional information on the NCF -
Envirothon is available online at www.envirothon.org.