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What is the Texas Envirothon?An environmental education program designed to enhance a student’s problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Who participates?

Students in grades 9 through 12 participate on a state level. Each state’s winning team participates on the national level at the North American Envirothon.

And the Topics Are:

Aquatics

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AquaticsForestry

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AquaticsForestrySoils

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AquaticsForestrySoilsWildlife

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AquaticsForestrySoilsWildlifeCurrent

EnvironmentalIssue

(SustainableAgriculture/Locally Grown)

Current Issue

• Sustainable Agriculture/Locally Grown:• Best practices from organic agriculture• Sustainable aquaculture• Polycultural farming• Integrated pest management• Animal husbandry practices• Bees and other pollinators• Urban farming• Way crops are sold

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AquaticsForestrySoilsWildlifeCurrent

EnvironmentalIssue

OralPresentation

Correlated to TEKS

• Biology, Chemistry, Physics, IPC• Aquatic Science, Earth and Space Science• Environmental Systems• Forestry and Woodland Ecosystems• Wildlife Fisheries & Ecology Management• Range Ecology and Management

Our Mission

The Mission of the Texas Envirothon is to develop knowledgeable, skilled and dedicated citizens who are willing to work toward achieving and maintaining a natural balance between the quality of life and the quality of the environment.

History of the North American Envirothon

• 1979 - Envirothon started by a local conservation district in Pennsylvania

• 1988 - First National Envirothon - 3 teams• 1994 - 23 teams• 1999 - 46 teams• 2013 - 57 teams

History of the Texas Envirothon

• 2001 Stephen F. Austin State University; 12 teams• 2002 Tyler Junior College; 7 teams• 2003 Armand Bayou, UHCL; 14 teams• 2004 Bear Creek Park, Houston; 11 teams• 2005 Big Thicket National Preserve, Kountze; 9 teams• 2006 Eastman Nature Trail, Longview; 14 teams

History of the Texas Envirothon

• 2007 Sheldon Lake State Park, Houston; 19 teams• 2008 Brookhaven College, Dallas; 18 teams• 2009 TX A&M Kingsville, Kingsville; 14 teams• 2010 UHCL, Houston; 11 teams• 2011 Eastman Nature Trail, Longview; 13 teams• 2012 SFA State University, Nacogdoches; 8 teams• 2013 UT Pan American, Edinburg; 13 teams

Who funds the Texas program? Eastman Chemical Company Enbridge, Inc. Environmental Institute of Houston, UHCL Texas Association for Environmental Education Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Canon USA Texas Association of Environmental Professionals Harris County Soil & Water Conservation District Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District Association of Texas Soil & Water Conservation Districts

Cost

• Registration is $125/team

• Registration includes on-line study materials, T-shirt, Sunday dinner, & Monday Awards Luncheon

• Schools pay their own travel and hotel costs;we negotiate a discounted rate with a local hotel

Dates

Dates for this year are …April 5-7, 2014

Houston

Training

• Teacher training workshop (free!)• January 11, 2014• UHCL Campus, Houston

• Online resources available:• www.texasenvirothon.org• www.envirothon.org

Awards

• Awards for top score in Aquatics, Wildlife, Forestry, Soils, Current Issue, & Oral Presentation• Awards for overall 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place

Awards

• Winning Texas team attends the North American Envirothon competition where students compete for scholarships and Canon products.

• Over $100,000 of scholarships available

• 2014 North American Envirothon:• Athens, Georgia• July 20 – 24, 2014

Promoting the Texas Envirothon

www.TexasEnvirothon.org Follow us online:

For more information:Wendy Reistle:Reistle@uhcl.edu