Envirothon is North America's largest high school environmental education competition. It involves
more than 500 000 students across North America annually with a mission to develop knowledgeable,
skilled and dedicated citizens who are willing and prepared to work towards achieving a balance between quality of life and quality of the environment.

Throughout the school year students ranging from grade 9 to 12 explore four environmental themes:
aquatic ecology, forests, soils and wildlife, plus a fifth topic which changes annually. Students will participate in four hands-on and minds-on workshops led by local educators and natural resource professionals within the region. In spring, all teams compete in a regional competition that tests the
material learned at the four workshops and includes an oral presentation based on the year’s 5^th topic with the top team proceeding to the provincial Envirothon. The winners of the provincial competition go on to compete in the Canon Envirothon-North American Competition which is in Arizona this year. The River institute has been coordinating the SD&G Envirothon for the past 5 years

For more information contact: Lindsay Lefebvre Educator 613-936-6620 ex 229 or by email: llefebvre@riverinstitute.ca

Thank you to TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for supporting Envirothon!