| We would like to thank the following agencies for assisting with the event: Pennsylvania Game Commission Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry Ohiopyle State Park Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Natural Resources Conservation Service National Parks Service (Connie Ranson, naturalist at Fort Necessity National Battlefield and Friendship Hill National Historic Site) We would also like to thank the following sponsors for their generous donations: Fayette Engineering Co, Inc. K2 Engineering, Inc. |
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2010 Fayette County Envirothon
| The Fayette County Conservation District held the 10th annual Fayette County Envirothon on April 28th at Pressley Ridge - Ohiopyle State Park. 16 teams from the following schools participated in the day-long event: Albert Gallatin Sr. High School Connellsville Area Sr. High School Connellsville Area Career and Technical Center Frazier High School Laurel Highlands Sr. High School Uniontown Area Senior High School Spring Valley School This year we also held the 3rd annual Fayette County Jr. Envirothon. Nine teams from the following schools participated: Albert Gallatin South Middle School Lafayette School Connellsville Jr. High East Connellsville Jr. High West New Meadow Run School |
| The Envirothon is an environmental program for high school students in grades 9 -12. Five-member teams study resource materials throughout the school year for five environmental stations: Aquatics, Forestry, Soils, Wildlife and a Current Environmental Issue. At the end of the year, all of the teams come together to assess their knowledge at the County event. Tests, worth 100 points each, are given to the teams at each individual station. The team with the highest cumulative score advances to the state competition. The program provides future generations with the ability to be better equipped to address the complex natural resource concerns facing today’s world as well as the challenges of tomorrow. We have held the high school event, in Fayette County since 2001, and have extended this program to the Jr. High level (7th and 8th grade). The Jr. Envirothon is very similar to the high school competition. Students compete as a team, however, the students only visit 4 stations (the Current Issue station is excluded). |
| 2010 Results |
| Sr. Envirothon 1st place - Spring Valley 2nd place - Uniontown High School 3rd place - Spring Valley |
| Additional Envirothon information |
The Envirothon program began in Pennsylvania as the "Envir-Olympics" in 1979 with three counties
marked an important year in Envirothon history: the event had grown to include thirty-eight teams; the
The Envirothon program began in Pennsylvania as the "Envir-Olympics" in 1979 with three counties
program was officially changed to "Envirothon"; and Pennsylvania planned, hosted and won the first
holding competitions. In 1984, the first State competition was held with six counties participating. Over
8,000 students now participate each year and the program has grown to include every Conservation
District in the state.
Teams rotate through five stations:
Station Cooperating Agency
Aquatics PA Fish and Boat Commission
Forestry PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry
Wildlife PA Game Commission
Soils & Land Use USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
*Current Issue Naturalist at Fort Necessity National Battlefield and Friendship Hill National
Historic Site
(*The fifth testing station is a Current Environmental Issue which changes annually).
marked an important year in Envirothon history: the event had grown to include thirty-eight teams; the
The Envirothon program began in Pennsylvania as the "Envir-Olympics" in 1979 with three counties
program was officially changed to "Envirothon"; and Pennsylvania planned, hosted and won the first
holding competitions. In 1984, the first State competition was held with six counties participating. Over
8,000 students now participate each year and the program has grown to include every Conservation
District in the state.
Teams rotate through five stations:
Station Cooperating Agency
Aquatics PA Fish and Boat Commission
Forestry PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry
Wildlife PA Game Commission
Soils & Land Use USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
*Current Issue Naturalist at Fort Necessity National Battlefield and Friendship Hill National
Historic Site
(*The fifth testing station is a Current Environmental Issue which changes annually).
If you're interested in learning more
about our Envirothon program, please
contact Heather Knupsky.
about our Envirothon program, please
contact Heather Knupsky.
Click here to view pictures of the 2009 event!!
| Or you can visit the PA State Envirothon Website at: www.envirothonpa.org |
Fayette County Envirothon Program
Please check back in September for 2011 Envirothon information!
For additional Envirothon information, visit the PA Envirothon website at:
www.envirothonpa.org or contact Heather Knupsky
For additional Jr. Envirothon information, visit the Jr. Envirothon page or
contact Heather Knupsky.
For additional Envirothon information, visit the PA Envirothon website at:
www.envirothonpa.org or contact Heather Knupsky
For additional Jr. Envirothon information, visit the Jr. Envirothon page or
contact Heather Knupsky.
| Jr. Envirothon 1st place - AG South 2nd place - New Meadow Run 3rd place - New Meadow Run |