2014 idaho envirothon

2014 Idaho Envirothon

IDAHO ENVIROTHON MAY 2014

Gooding High School Wins

Idaho 2014 Envirothon

Congratulations to Gooding High School (Team A) for

placing first at the Idaho 2014 Envirothon! Under the

guidance of advisers Becky and Dave Freiberg, the

students came well prepared and ready to compete with

the other 17 teams present. The team earned a total of

635.6 points in the competition, as well as earning first

place in the Conservation Project Poster. Gooding had a

unique opportunity to include a foreign exchange student

on their team this year. Nicolai Lohse, from Birkeroed,

Denmark said: "When I went to Envirothon, I had no

idea what to expect, but it was a lot of fun and a great

ending to my exchange student program. My trip

wouldn't have been complete without Envirothon. I met a

lot of great people and the prize money was an

unexpected treat. Thank you!" Also, the Gooding High

School C Team won second place in the competition.

Congratulations Gooding!!

Top Photo: Gooding Team A - Left to Right, Dawson

Freiberg, JoAnna Jensen, Nicolai Lohse, Jose Hernandez,

Brianna Reed, Alyssa Freeman, Becky Freiberg, & David

Freiberg.

Bottom Photo: Gooding Team C – Colton Mink, Nikki

Harbaugh, Danni Winkler, Ashley Gines, Emy Millican

and Advisors Becky Freiberg and David Freiberg,

Dawson Freiberg.

2014 ORGANIZATIONS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS OF THE IDAHO ENVIROTHON

The Idaho Envirothon has relied on the support of our contributors for 22 successful years of natural resources

conservation education! We thank the following contributors to the 2014 Envirothon:

*Agrium, *Bureau of Land Management, *University of Idaho Extension Service, *Idaho Association of Soil

Conservation Districts, *IASCD Ladies Auxiliary, *Idaho District Employee Association, *Idaho Soil and

Water Conservation Commission, *Idaho Grain Producers Association, *Idaho Mining Association, *Idaho

Federal Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., *Idaho Pea and Lentil Commission, *Idaho Sugarbeet Growers

Association, *Living Waters Ranch, *Organic Valley Dairy, *Marsing Agricultural Labor *Natural

Resources Conservation Service, *CHS - Cennex, *Bonneville County Cattle Association, *Cannon,

*Thompson Creek Mining Company, *K & S Fencing, *Frank and Kathy Weaver, *Tamra Cikaitoga,

*Personal Sportswear, Expedition America.

Thank You Station Presenters

WILDLIFE STATION

Chris Banks, Water Quality Resource Conservationist - IASCD graduated from North Gem High School in 2000. He graduated

from Idaho State University with a degree in Physical Education in

2008. He has worked for IASCD going on 8 years. Chris is the

project coordinator for the Portneuf, Caribou and Bear Lake

conservation districts. He and his wife, Autumn, live in the thriving

metropolis of Chesterfield, Idaho. He enjoys ranching, being

outdoors, riding his 4-wheeler, sports and pretty much everything

else to do with life.

SOILS/LAND USE STATION

Kent Foster, Retired Soil Scientist and Idaho Association of Soil

Conservation District’s Executive Director: Kent graduated in

1965 from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a BS Degree in Soil

Science. Kent has worked for the SCS/NRCS in various positions

from 1965 to 1995 and retired after 25 years. He served as the IASD

Executive Director from 1995 until he retired in 2010. After

retirement Kent has served on the Ada Soil and Water Conservation

District as Supervisor. Kent has been an avid supporter of the Idaho

Envirothon since his early years with IASCD. Kent has assisted the

Association with the program for many year since his retirement.

FORESTRY STATION

Jon Hogge, Jefferson County Extension Service. . Jon has a

Masters in Education from the University of Idaho in 2009. He made

a recent career change by moving to University of Idaho Extension

Service in Jefferson County from his previous job as a Teacher at

the Rigby High School where he was also the FFA and Envirothon

Advisor. Jon is no stranger to Envirothon, serving as the Jefferson

advisor for many years. His team attended the International

Envirothon in Sackville New Brunswick Canada after winning the

Idaho Envirothon in 2011.

AQUATIC ECOLOGY STATION

Allan Johnson, Engineer, Idaho Soil & Water Conservation

Commission was born and raised in Soda Springs, Idaho. He

graduated college with a degree in Engineering and has worked for

the Idaho Dept. of Environmental Quality and Idaho State Dept. of

Ag. Allan transferred to the ISWCC in 2010 and covers the

southern portion of Idaho as a staff engineer. He is married with 4

children. Allan enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, snow and water

skiing, hiking, cooking and spending time with his family.

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Pam Herdrich, High Country RC&D Pam has been the Executive

Coordinator for High Country RC&D for 3 years. She has worked

in conservation for over 35 years. Pam holds a B.S. degree in

Forest Management from Utah State University. She worked as a

forester for the U.S. Forest Service for 11 years, in Idaho, North

Dakota, and Wisconsin. She worked for the Natural Resources

Conservation Service for 24 years in Wisconsin and Idaho. After

retiring from NRCS, she became the Executive Coordinator for

High Country RC&D Area, in October 2011.


Allan Johnson

The 2014 Envirothon was held at the Living Waters Ranch in Challis, Idaho. For more

information www.livingwatersranch.org This year’s Event was sponsored by the

Idaho Envirothon Committee http://idahoenvirothon.weebly.com/

In cooperation with Idaho Association of Soil

Conservation Districts Executive Director

Benjamin Kelly 55 SW 5th /Ave. Suite 100

Meridian, Idaho 83642 http://iascd.org

Jon Hogge

Chris Banks

Kent Foster

Pam Herdrich

THIRD PLACE

Weiser High School

Sponsored by: Weiser River SCD Team Members: Advisors: Maggi Laan (Captain) Stewart Nesbitt Kelsi Hemphill Bailey Kesler Afton Winegar Abigail Goertz

FIFTH PLACE Jerome High School

Sponsored by: North Side SWCD Team Members: Advisors: Jordan Roldan(Cpt.) Steve Bruns Travis Compton Nick Avila Gretchen Hansten Sonora Birnie


FOURTH PLACE

Dennis Technical Education Center—A

Sponsored by: Ada SWCD

Team Members: Advisors: Denae Carson(Cpt.) Darren Beckley Christian Hylett Allison Haylett Sabrina Sirani Anna Green Gabe Cazier

SIXTH PLACE

Dennis Technical Education Center—D

Sponsored by: Ada SWCD

Team Members: Advisors: Mason Wood (Cpt.) Darren Beckley Mark Hugon Allison Haylett Preston Scantting Hailey Harshman Liz Evans

A Big Thank You to our Many Volunteers

35 Contributing Soil and Water Conservation Districts

*Ada SWCD (Boise) *Adams SWCD (Council) * Balanced Rock SCD (Twin Falls) * Bear Lake SWCD (Montpelier)

*Blaine SCD (Carey) *Bonner SCD (Sandpoint) * Boundary SCD (Bonners Ferry) *Butte SWCD (Arco) *Camas

(Fairfield) * Canyon SCD (Caldwell) * Clark SCD (Rexburg) * Custer SWCD (Challis) * East Cassia SWCD (Burley) *

East Side SWCD (Idaho Falls) * Elmore SWCD (Mountain Home) *Gem SWCD (Emmett) *Gooding SCD (Gooding) *

Idaho SWCD (Grangeville) *Jefferson SWCD (Rigby) * Latah SWCD (Moscow) *Lemhi (Salmon) * Madison SCD

(Rexburg) *North Side (Jerome) *Portneuf SWCD (Pocatello) * Power SCD (American Falls) * Snake River SWCD

(Twin Falls) *Teton SCD (Driggs) * Twin Falls SWCD (Twin Falls) * Valley SWCD (Cascade) * Weiser River SCD

(Weiser) * West Cassia SWCD (Burley) * West Side SWCD (Idaho Falls) * *Wood River SWCD (Shoshone)

*Yellowstone SWCD (St. Anthony)

Idaho Conservation Districts

District’s are a subdivision of state government led by locally elected supervisors that serve voluntarily to assist private

landowners with conservation & wise use of natural resources.

Judges: David Radford (Idaho Soil and Water Conservation Commission), Norman Wright (Idaho Soil and Water

Conservation Commission), Teri Murison (Idaho Soil and Water Conservation Commission),), Lance Ellis (Fremont

County’s Extension Agent), Robert Griffle, Tim Dodds (Natural Resources Conservation Service), Bebe Dodds (Natural

Resources Conservation Service) * Shannon Williams (Lemhi County Extension), Larry Weeks (Idaho Department of

Fish and Game) Katie Hoffman (Lemhi County Extension), Sarah Camble (Lemhi County Extension) Charlie Williams,

Amy Castel, (IDWR Water Transactions) Sarah Baker (Custer County Extension) (confirmed), Jolie Turek (Custer

County Economic Development), Sharron Bradley, (Retired USFS), Steven Smith (Idaho Soil and Water Conservation

Commission) Conservation Project Judges: Lisa Transtrum (Bear Lake Soil & Water Conservation District), Rosana

Reith (Natural Resources Conservation Service) LaRae Bagley, (Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts Ladies

Auxiliary) Planning & Implementation Committee: Lynn Bagley, (IASCD Director/Teton SCD) Richard Jacobson,

(Idaho Envirothon Committee Chairman/Jefferson SWCD) Tamra Cikaitoga, (National Committee Chairman, Idaho

&Yellowstone SCD), Denise Dalling (Yellowstone SCD) Kathy Weaver, (East Side SWCD) Denise Dalling Yellowstone

Soil & Water Conservation District), Joyce Smith (East Side Soil & Water Conservation District), Frances Perkes

(Butte Soil and Water Conservation District) Teena Lord (Butte Soil and Water Conservation District) Krystal Harmon,

(Portneuf SWCD), Pegi Long (Power Soil Conservation District), Lisa Transtrum (Bear Lake Soil & Water Conservation

District), Pauline Bassett (Caribou Soil Conservation District), Karma Bragg, (Custer SWCD), Chris Banks,(319

Project Coordinator), Shawn Banks, (319 Project Coordinator),Becky Crystal, (Jefferson SWCD). Nate Matlack,

(Natural Resources Conservation Service), Terry Halbert (Expedition America) Loni Dowton (Custer Soil and Water

Conservation District) Ellen Jacobson.

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Individual Station Winners

Forestry—Rigby High School A

Sponsored by Jefferson SWCD

Soils—Weiser High School

Sponsored by Weiser River SCD

Wildlife—Mountain View High School

Sponsored by Mountain View H.S.

Aquatics/Ecology - Rigby High School B

Sponsored by Jefferson SWCD

Current Issue—Dennis Technical

Education Center

Sponsored by Ada SWCD

Conservation Project - Gooding High School

Sponsored by Gooding SCD

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