WHAT IS ENVIROTHON?

The Cannon Envirothon is an annual environmental competition for middle and high school students. Students compete in teams of 5 to test their knowledge of the natural environment.  Students in Middle School and High School are eligible to participate.  Each team must have a Team Advisor.

The MSWCD staff will work with teams to prepare them for the competition. 

If you would like to participate, e-mail Anganette Byrd.

The competition is designed to:

• Promote a desire to learn more about the natural environment and develop knowledge and skills to apply the basic principles and practices of resource management and ecology.
  
• Promote stewardship of natural resources and develop critical thinking skills, cooperative problem-solving skills, and decision making skills of students to balance the quality of life and the quality of the environment.
  
• Provide students with experience in environmentally oriented activities to enable them to become environmentally aware, action-oriented citizens.

Teams are tested on their knowledge in the following five areas:    

1. Aquatics
2. Current Environmental Issues 
3. Forestry
4. Soils
5. Wildlife

Please click on the NC link to view and download study material:

North Carolina Envirothon www.ncenvirothon.org

Canon Envirothon (National)
www.envirothon.org

The Mission of the Cannon Envirothon_® is to develop knowledgeable, skilled and dedicated citizens who are willing to work towards achieving and maintaining a natural  balance between the quality
of life and the quality of the environment.