The Envirothon is a multi-disciplinary, environmental problem-solving culminating a series of annual competitions. Teams of five high school students (grades 9-12) train and compete in the areas of soils, aquatics, wildlife, forestry, and current environmental issues at regional, state and national levels.
The Envirothon program originated in Pennsylvania in 1979 as a hands-on, outdoor competition to test high school students' knowledge of natural resources and environmental issues. The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts sponsored it.
In 1988, the original name, Enviro-Olympics was changed to Envirothon. That year, Pennsylvania hosted the first National Envirothon, which consisted of teams from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Ohio. The first Ohio Envirothon was held the following year. Six teams participated, with students from East Knox High School Capturing first place and representing Ohio in the 1989 National Envirothon.
In 1990, the Envirothon grew dramatically in Ohio, with more than sixty teams participating in four Area Envirothons. Ohio hosted the National Envirothon that year near Zanesville with Maine, Maryland, and New York joining the competition.
By 1993, the Envirothon was well established in Ohio and on its way to becoming a truly national program. More than three hundred students participated in five Area Envirothons in Ohio. The 1993 National Envirothon was held at Niagara Falls, New York and attracted teams from nineteen states and one Canadian province. The program has grown every year since the 1988 competition in Pennsylvania when just three states competed to the thirty-two states and three Canadian provinces participating in the 1996 national competition held in Nebraska. Nova Scotia hosted the 2000 National Envirothon.
In Ohio, the Envirothon continues to grow as more and more high school students take the opportunity to display their knowledge of the environment. Ohio's Soil and Water Conservation Districts sponsor five Area Envirothons each year and welcome new high school students to join in this exciting and rewarding educational experience.
The Envirothon program originated in Pennsylvania in 1979 as a hands-on, outdoor competition to test high school students' knowledge of natural resources and environmental issues. The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts sponsored it.
In 1988, the original name, Enviro-Olympics was changed to Envirothon. That year, Pennsylvania hosted the first National Envirothon, which consisted of teams from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Ohio. The first Ohio Envirothon was held the following year. Six teams participated, with students from East Knox High School Capturing first place and representing Ohio in the 1989 National Envirothon.
In 1990, the Envirothon grew dramatically in Ohio, with more than sixty teams participating in four Area Envirothons. Ohio hosted the National Envirothon that year near Zanesville with Maine, Maryland, and New York joining the competition.
By 1993, the Envirothon was well established in Ohio and on its way to becoming a truly national program. More than three hundred students participated in five Area Envirothons in Ohio. The 1993 National Envirothon was held at Niagara Falls, New York and attracted teams from nineteen states and one Canadian province. The program has grown every year since the 1988 competition in Pennsylvania when just three states competed to the thirty-two states and three Canadian provinces participating in the 1996 national competition held in Nebraska. Nova Scotia hosted the 2000 National Envirothon.
In Ohio, the Envirothon continues to grow as more and more high school students take the opportunity to display their knowledge of the environment. Ohio's Soil and Water Conservation Districts sponsor five Area Envirothons each year and welcome new high school students to join in this exciting and rewarding educational experience.
2024 Envirothon
Area 1 Envirothon, hosted by Allen SWCD, was held April 24th on the OSU/Rhodes State Campus Lima. Twenty nine teams, representing 16 counties in the Northwest region of Ohio competed in the environmental conservation competition. The current issue for this year’s competition was “Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future” with questions pertaining to the issue included in each of the four tested topics: forestry, wildlife, aquatics and soils. Defiance County was represented by five teams from Tinora, Fairview and Hicksville schools. The top four teams were:
1st - Tinora 1
2nd - Ft. Jennings 1
3rd - Hicksville
4th - Port Clinton 1
These top four teams went on to compete in the State Envirothon Competition held at Hocking College and Lake Snowden from June 3-5. At this event, 20 teams from across Ohio were challenged in the four tested subjects with the additional component of a presentation. Using the knowledge learned from the four core subject areas and the current issue, teams were given the opportunity to address a real-world environmental/natural resource problem. Working as a unit, the team analyzed a given scenario, developed a plan of action to address it, and then presented their plan to a panel of judges for scoring.
Lynchburg-Clay from Highland County won the state competition and will go on to represent Ohio at the National Envirothon Competition held in Geneva, New York on July 28-August 3.
1st - Tinora 1
2nd - Ft. Jennings 1
3rd - Hicksville
4th - Port Clinton 1
These top four teams went on to compete in the State Envirothon Competition held at Hocking College and Lake Snowden from June 3-5. At this event, 20 teams from across Ohio were challenged in the four tested subjects with the additional component of a presentation. Using the knowledge learned from the four core subject areas and the current issue, teams were given the opportunity to address a real-world environmental/natural resource problem. Working as a unit, the team analyzed a given scenario, developed a plan of action to address it, and then presented their plan to a panel of judges for scoring.
Lynchburg-Clay from Highland County won the state competition and will go on to represent Ohio at the National Envirothon Competition held in Geneva, New York on July 28-August 3.
Tinora Team 1, 1st Place
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Hicksville Team, 3rd Place
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