Office Location: 650 Hawthorne Ave SE, Ste # 130 Salem, OR 97301-5894 Phone: 503-391-9927

The Envirothon is an exciting, fun way for high school-aged students to learn about the environment through hands-on field experiences that demonstrate knowledge of natural resources. Teams of five students train and compete in the areas of soils, aquatics, wildlife, forestry and current environmental issues relating to particular ecosystems.  The Canon North America Envirothon seeks 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. 

Each year, Envirothon teaches and positively influences the lives of over 500,000 young people across the country.  The number continues to grow as additional states become involved; in fact, interest has been sparked around the world, from Turkey to Australia.   Envirothon is truly becoming international in scope! 

Teams are provided with reference materials and may participate in hands-on training to acquire the knowledge and skills needed in each of the testing areas.  In the oral presentation component, students learn the complexities of solving environmental problems while working as a team and having fun. 

The Oregon Envirothon competition is held at the Oregon Garden in Silverton each spring.  The competition is a full day event and all participants receive a t-shirt, breakfast, and lunch.   The state winners receive cash prizes and plaques for 1st - 4th places.  In addition, the first place team will has a chance to compete at the national Canon North America competition.

This year's Oregon Envirothon will be held at the Oregon Garden on Friday, May 9, 2007.  Schools need to register in advance to be eligible to compete in the Oregon Envirothon.  A $20 pre-registration fee is due by May 2nd (School PO# or check); the registration fee is non-refundable after May 9th.  If you are interested in learning more about the program, contact the District office, 503-391-9927.  You may also want to attend our annual Teacher In Service Training on December 5, 2007 at the Oregon Garden.  At this In Service Training, you will learn more about Oregon Envirothon and become more knowledgeable in each subject area.

 

If you would like to volunteer to help with organizing the Oregon Envirothon or help on the day of the event, please contact Marion SWCD or call 503-391-9927.

 

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RESOURCES:

2008 OREGON ENVIRTHON MANUAL

2008 TEAM REGISTRATION (Due: April 15th)

2008 TOPIC OUTLINE FROM NATIONAL SITE (Arizona)

2008 OREGON ENVIROTHON BROCHURE

USFS Respect the River

Directions to Oregon Garden

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the .pdf documents above.   Download it here if you don't have it.

HELPFUL WEBSITES:

Cannon Envirothon

http://extension.usu.edu/wrdc/

http://extension.usu.edu/wrdc/resources/drtoolkit/tool1-c.pdf

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/marion/new_web/WEMAP-WatershedEducationMarionAndPolk.php

http://marionswcd.net/resource.html

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE 2007 SPONSORS & DONATORS:

OREGON WATERSHED ENHANCEMENT BOARD (OWEB)

OREGON FOREST RESOURCES INSTITUTE (OFRI)

OREGON ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (OACD)

MARION SWCD

THE OREGON GARDEN

SPORTSMAN'S WAREHOUSE

FRED MEYERS

LANDMARK  AWARDS & ENGRAVING

The following conservation districts: Marion, Wasco, Douglas, Umpqua, Umatilla, Tualatin, Klamath, Morrow, East Multnomah, and Illinois Valley.

 

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