MICHIGAN ENVIROTHON

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About Michigan Envirothon

Michigan Envirothon presents environmental education in a unique, motivating and exciting way. The program exists to inspire environmental stewardship in Michigan’s high school students and provides a unique, hands-on experience.

Learn more by listening to a podcast about Michigan Envirothon provided by K12 Science in Michigan: http://k12science.net/Podcast/Podcast/Podcast.html

Please visit the Resources page for all competition resources, including the 2010 Manual and Team Registration forms..

 

An Introduction to Michigan Envirothon

Team based, environmental education competition for high school students focused on using the outdoors as a classroom

• Established in 1994
• Teams of five students and up to four alternate members utilize resource materials and local resource professionals to address natural resources including: Agriculture, Aquatic Ecology, Energy, Forestry, Soils/Geology, Wildlife, and a varying Environmental Issue
• Teams conduct Community Outreach Projects to address environmental issues in their community through hands-on problem solving and community education
• Teams compete at regional and state competition levels
• Teams present their Community Outreach Projects and take tests at outdoor “eco stations” in each of the natural resource subject areas during the Michigan Envirothon State Competition

• Test scores and Community Outreach Project scores are combined to determine the overall 1st Place Team who will represent Michigan at the Canon Envirothon, North American Competition.

To learn more about the Michigan Envirothon competition, click here.

To visit the Canon Envirothon website, click here.

 

2009 Michigan Envirothon Participant:
 “I really had a wonderful time attending Envirothon. It is a great way to learn about the environment and has opened my eyes more to that type of career choice for myself in the future. Thanks so much for the inspiration to find out what I will do for the rest of my life.”

Eira McDaniel, Niles High School:
 “I have coached Envirothon teams since I founded the Niles High School Ecology Club in 1994. My team members gain an appreciation of the complexities of the environment and learn to work together as a team! I believe the soils and sustainable agriculture components of the training and competition are most valuable to them, one because we come from an agricultural county, and two, because they are subjects not encountered in science classes at our school.”

 

 

Highlights & Unique Features of Michigan Envirothon

• Statewide environmental education program for high school students
• Diverse and far-reaching partnerships, both in public and private sectors
• Addresses current and critical environmental issues
• Involves schools, technical/career centers, and youth groups such as F-H and FFA
• High degree of volunteer involvement from key stakeholders, which helps to keep
  administrative costs low
• Michigan Envirothon’s learning objectives fit well with current high school curriculum
• Extremely low administrative costs
• Provides a unique learning opportunity for high school students

 

BECOME A MICHIGAN ENVIROTHON MEMBER
Receive membership benefits and help Michigan high school students become environmental stewards. Find out more and sign up today! To download the Michigan Envirothon membership form, click here.

GET INVOLVED
To form a team, become a sponsor, volunteer, or general supporter of the Michigan Envirothon contact the Michigan Envirothon Coordinator, Svenja Drebes:

Michigan Envirothon
c/o Michigan Association of Conservation Districts
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 250
East Lansing, MI 48823
517.324.4421 PH
517.324.4435 FX
mienvirothon@macd.org

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News Releases / Announcements EAST LANSING, Feb. 2, 2010 - MSU Offers Scholarships to Top Envirothon Finishers. Members of the top three finishing teams at this year's Michigan Envirothon will receive scholarships to Michigan State University. Download this press release HERE   EAST LANSING, Jan. 8, 2010 – The Michigan Association of Conservation Districts is seeking high school teams to compete in its annual Michigan Envirothon. Michigan Envirothon is an outdoors environmental competition for high school students with teams competing to represent Michigan in the Canon North American Envirothon. Download this press release HERE Back to top