Envirothon: Nebraska's newest high school competition focusing on the environment.
Get together your team of five students and join the Envirothon, one of the fastest growing competitions for high school students in the nation. Five-member teams test their knowledge of WILDLIFE, SOILS, FORESTRY, WATER, RANGE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY.
The NE Envirothon Reference Guide is now available. This free resource will greatly aid your team(s) prepare for envirothon competition. Contact the NRD to get your copy or go on-line
www.nrdnet.org/envirothon.
Show off the skills of your high school's science, environment, wildlife or geography club or any five interested students. Our regional competition is limited to the first 15 teams. High schools in Sarpy, Douglas, Washington, and Dodge Counties are eligible.
The 2007 Metro Regional Contest will be held March 7th at Chalco Hills Recreation Area. The winning team will represent the metro area at the Nebraska State Envirothon May 5th at Fort Robinson State Park.
CREIGHTON PREP - 2006 Metro Region Champion
David Dow, Instructor
The 2006 Nebraska Champion will compete against other state champions at the National Envirothon in Geneva, New York this summer.
No registration costs are involved in regional competitions. Grants are available to greatly reduce the cost associated with state and national competitions.
For more information contact Emmett Egr by phone at 402-444-6222 or by e-mail at eegr@papionrd.org
How Do You Rate??
Here's some sample questions -
- The smallest Nebraska raptor is:
A)wren
B) Barn Owl
C) American kestrel
D) Prairie Falcon - The materials - both mineral and organic - from which soil is formed is called:
A) deposited materials
B) original material
C) parent material
D) constituent material - Contaminated groundwater can cause contamination in surface water.
True or False
Answers: 1)C 2)C 3)T