(Left to Right) Sherry Santana – Chaney Foundation, Tim Cardenuto,
Meagan Pilar, Jeremiah White, Bill Loerop, Jon Cope,
Ada Stambaugh –
Teacher, Lee McDaniels – President Maryland Association of Soil Conservation
Districts
More Awards Photos Coming Soon!
The Maryland Envirothon has announced the date and location of their 2008 Statewide event. It will take place at Harford Glen Environmental Education Center in Harford County. It will from from Tuesday, June 17th through Thursday, June 19th. 2008. The Center has hosted the competition there before and looks forward to hosting it again.
The 2008 Canon Envirothon will be hosted at Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona July 28 - August 3, 2008
The Soil Conservation Districts have released their schedule of local county events for the 2008 Envirothons. Check this link to find out the date for your local event in Maryland!
The Maryland Team from Walkersville High School in Frederick County, placed 16th out of 53 teams at the 2007 Canon Envirothon.
The team members -- Evelyn Michael, Lindsay Keeney, Hanna Poffenberger, Chris Keiser and Chris Higgs -- were all seniors at Walkersville. The students were accompanied by their environmental science teacher, Sue Faibisch, and her husband, wildlife biologist Jacob Faibisch, and alternate member John Ward. Barry Burch, a team adviser, the Frederick County Envirothon program coordinator and a member of the Maryland Envirothon steering committee, also attended the event representing the Frederick Soil Conservation District, the team's sponsor.
The team from Walkersville High School from Frederick County was announced as winner of the 17th annual Maryland Envirothon. They will now represent Maryland at the Canon Envirothon in New York.
For more photos of the top teams - go HERE
Frederick County Teens Take Top Honors at Maryland Envirothon
A five-member team of high school students from Walkersville High School in Frederick County is the winner of the 17th annual Maryland Envirothon—an outdoor natural resources competition that challenges students to identify and categorize living resources, perform soil surveys and solve other complex natural resource issues. More than 100 challengers from 19 counties across Maryland took part in this year’s competition. The event was held June 19-21 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne.
“It is great to see such a sincere interest in the science side of the environment,” said Agriculture Deputy Secretary Earl F. Hance during the awards ceremony. “With the strong leadership and scientific expertise I’ve seen today from these students, the outlook for our natural resources and agricultural industry is indeed very bright.”
As winners of the Maryland Envirothon, Walkersville High School team members Lindsay Keeney, Evelyn Michael, Hanna Poffenbarger, Chris Higgs, and Chris Keiser will represent the state at the 2007 Canon Envirothon, which will be held at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York from July 29 to August 4, 2007. The students will be accompanied by teachers/advisors Sue Faibisch and Barry Burch. More than 50 teams from the United States and Canada are expected to compete at the national event. During the past five years, Maryland teams have consistently placed in the top 10 percent at national competitions.
The Maryland Envirothon is held once a year at an outdoor environmental education center. Students taking part in the competition study Maryland’s natural resources for a year in hopes of winning. Working in teams of five with one to two alternates, students are trained and tested in four natural resource areas including soils, aquatics, forestry and wildlife plus an environmental issue that changes from year to year. This year’s special environmental issue was Renewable/Alternative Energy.
Each team’s knowledge is tested under the supervision of foresters, soil scientists and wildlife specialists. Teamwork, problem solving and presentation skills are evaluated as each team offers a panel of judges an oral presentation containing recommendations for solving an environmental challenge. The team with the highest cumulative total wins the competition and the opportunity to represent Maryland at the Canon Envirothon.
At this year’s competition the Walkersville High School team scored 527.50 points out of a possible 600. They were followed by teams from Carroll County (522.67 points), Harford County (517.33 points), Montgomery County (491.83), and Allegany County (484.30) points.
Members of the top three teams were awarded scholarships ranging form $200 to $500 through the Chaney Foundation Scholarship program. In addition, winning team members received wildlife prints, fleece vest and other prizes.
The Harford Christian High School was the high scorer in the “soils” category of
the competition with a score of 96 points out of a possible 100. The
Mid-Atlantic Association of Professional Soil Scientists (MAPSS) presented each
member of the team with a cash award of $50. In addition, the team received a
print and lanyards.
Established in 1991, the objectives of the Maryland Envirothon are twofold—to
test students’ environmental knowledge and understanding of state resource
issues and to instill a desire to learn more about the natural world. Winning
teams compete at the local, state and international levels. The first Envirothon
competition was held in Pennsylvania in 1979. Since then more than 30 states,
Canada and Australia have embraced the program and sent teams to the
international competition.
The Maryland Envirothon is sponsored by the Maryland Association of Soil
Conservation Districts and the State Soil Conservation Committee. Contributors
and supporters include the Maryland Departments of Agriculture, Natural
Resources, and Environment, the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension,
Garrett College, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
News Release from the Canon Envirothon about scholarships at the 2007 North American Envirothon.
We now have a list of when each county will hold their 2007 local Envirothon. Go here to view it.
Cheryle Franceschi of Carroll County has been selected to fill the position of our Maryland Envirothon Coordinator! Welcome Cheryle! Updates for contact information to be made shorlty.
The University of Maryland - Eastern Shore campus is set to be the site of our 2007 event - to be held June 19-20-21.
2007 Canon Envirothon: July 29 - August 4 - Hobart & William Smith Colleges - Geneva, New York. Current Issue Topic: Alternative-Renewable Energy.
(left to right) Adam Reid, Brenna House (alternate), Sondra Lavigne, Craig Zinter (Md Envirothon Co-Chair), Rebecca Funk, Amy Ridenour and Derek Hanes at the Canon Envirothon in Manitoba, Canada on Friday evening July 28.
The Maryland Team placed 15th in the final standings, out of 54. The team did great and really enjoyed themselves. The top 5 teams were #1- Virginia, #2 Pennsylvania, #3 Texas, #4 California and #5 Ohio.
Washington County Clear Spring High School announced as winner of the 16th annual Maryland Envirothon. They will now represent Maryland in Manitoba, Canada
(Left to Right) Amy Ridenour; Lewis R.
Riley, Maryland Secretary of Agriculture; C. Ronald Franks, Maryland Secretary
of Natural Resources; Jessica L. Pinkey, Chaney Enterprises; Lee McDaniel,
President of the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts; Derek
Hanes; Sondra Lavigne; Adam Reid; Rebecca Funk; Susan Lowery, team coach; and
Virginia (Ginger) L. Murphy, State Conservationist USDA Natural Resource
Conservation Service.(click on photo for larger image)
photo credit: D. Bard - the Maryland Envirothon
Annapolis, MD—June 23, 2006—A five-member team of high school students from Washington County Clear Spring High School is the winner of the 16th annual Maryland Envirothon—an outdoor natural resources competition that challenges students to identify and categorize living resources, perform soil surveys and solve other complex natural resource issues. More than 100 challengers from 18 counties across Maryland took part in this year’s competition.
The event was held June 20-22 at the William S. Schmidt Outdoor Education Center in Brandywine, Maryland. As winners of the Maryland Envirothon, Washington County Clear Spring High School team members Rebecca Funk, Sondra Lavigne, Amy Ridenour, Derek Hanes, and Adam Reid will represent the state at the 2006 Canon Envirothon will be hosted at University of Manitoba, Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on July 23to 29, 2006. The students will be accompanied by teacher/advisors Susan Lowery and Terrie Shank. More than 50 teams from the United States and Canada are expected to compete at the national event. During the past five years, Maryland teams have consistently placed in the top ten percent at national competitions.
The Maryland Envirothon is held once a year at an outdoor environmental education center. Students taking part in the competition have been studying Maryland’s natural resources for the past year in hopes of winning. Working in teams of five with one to two alternates, students are trained and tested in four natural resource areas including soils, aquatics, forestry and wildlife plus an environmental issue that changes from year to year.
This year’s special environmental issue is "Water Stewardship in a Changing Climate". Each team’s knowledge is tested under the supervision of foresters, soil scientists and wildlife specialists. Teamwork, problem solving and presentation skills are evaluated as each team offers a panel of judges an oral presentation containing recommendations for solving an environmental challenge. The team with the highest cumulative total wins the competition and the opportunity to represent Maryland at the Canon Envirothon.
At this year’s competition the Washington County Clear Spring High School team scored 559.00 points out of a possible 600. They were followed by teams from Allegany County (514.50 points), Harford County (510.33 points), Montgomery County (506.50), and Prince George’s County (500.00) points.
Members of the top three teams were awarded scholarships ranging form $500 to $200 through the Chaney Foundation Scholarship program. In addition, winning team members received wildlife prints, fleece vest and other prizes.
The Queen Anne’s High School was high score in the “soils” category of the competition with a score of 95 points out of a possible 100. The Mid-Atlantic Association of Professional Soil Scientists (MAPSS) presented each member of the team with a cash award of $50. In addition, the team received a print and lanyards.
Established in 1991, the objectives of the Maryland Envirothon are twofold—to test students’ environmental knowledge and understanding of state resource issues and to instill a desire to learn more about the natural world. Winning teams compete at the local, state and international levels. The first Envirothon competition was held in Pennsylvania in 1979.
Since then more than 30 states, Canada and Australia have embraced the program and sent teams to the international competition. The Maryland Envirothon is sponsored by the Maryland Association of Soil conservation Districts and the State Soil Conservation Committee. Contributors and supporters include the Maryland Departments of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Maryland Cooperative Extension, Garrett Community College, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
On the web at: http://www.mascd.net/envirothon
See also: the Washington County Soil Conservation District link for their local 2006 Envirothon Event information.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Kate Wagner 410-841-5889
Queen Anne’s High School Receive Top Soils Award
(Left to Right) Ryan Lange; Lewis R. Riley, Maryland Secretary of Agriculture; Virginia (Ginger) L. Murphy, State Conservationist USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service; Joe Holt; Nick Baer; Jim Wilson; and Edgar Diamond. Photo Credit: D.Bard - The Maryland Envirothon
Queen Anne's County Teens Take Top Honors at Maryland Envirothon
Annapolis, MD (June 24, 2005) - A five-member team of high school students from Queen Anne's County High School is the winner of the 15th annual Maryland Envirothon-an outdoor natural resources competition that challenges students to identify and categorize living resources, perform soil surveys and solve other complex natural resource issues. More than 100 challengers from 17 counties across Maryland took part in this year's competition. The event was held June 21-23 at the Harford Glen Environmental Education Center in Bel Air, Md.
As winners of the Maryland Envirothon, Queen Anne's County High School team members Selby Miller, Will Covington, Ben Thiesse, Morgan Edwards and Matt Drews will represent the state at the 2005 Canon Envirothon will be hosted at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo. on July 18 to 24. The students will be accompanied by teacher/advisor Sue Miller. More than 50 teams from the United States and Canada are expected to compete at the national event. During the past five years, Maryland teams have consistently placed in the top 10 percent at national competitions.
The Maryland Envirothon is held once a year at an outdoor environmental education center. Students taking part in the competition have been studying Maryland's natural resources for the past year in hopes of winning. Working in teams of five, with one to two alternates, students are trained and tested in four natural resource areas including soils, aquatics, forestry and wildlife plus an environmental issue that changes from year to year. This year's special environmental issue was "Preserving the Cultural Landscape."
Each team's knowledge is tested under the supervision of foresters, soil scientists and wildlife specialists. Teamwork, problem solving and presentation skills are evaluated as each team offers a panel of judges an oral presentation containing recommendations for solving an environmental challenge. The team with the highest cumulative total wins the competition and the opportunity to represent Maryland at the Canon Envirothon.
At this year's competition, the Queen Anne's County High School team scored 517.33 points out of a possible 600. They were followed by teams from Carroll County (512.83 points), Harford County (508.67 points), and Allegany County (483.00 points.)
Members of the top three teams were awarded scholarships ranging from $500 to $200 through the Chaney Foundation Scholarship program. In addition, winning team members received wildlife prints, windbreakers and other prizes.
Established in 1991, the objectives of the Maryland Envirothon are twofold: to test students' environmental knowledge and understanding of state resource issues; and to instill a desire to learn more about the natural world. Winning teams compete at the local, state and international levels. The first Envirothon competition was held in Pennsylvania in 1979. Since then, more than 30 states, Canada and Australia have embraced the program and sent teams to the international competition.
The Maryland Envirothon is sponsored by the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts and the State Soil Conservation Committee. Contributors and supporters include the Maryland Departments of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Maryland Cooperative Extension, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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Read Press Release here about the 2005 Maryland Event
Who: More than 100 of Maryland's brightest teenagers competed at the 15th annual Maryland Envirothon, a three-day outdoor natural resources event for high school students interested in learning about the outdoors and gaining a better understanding of today’s complex environmental issues.
The final top 3 teams were: Queen Anne's - First Place; Carroll County - Second Place; Harford County - Third Place.
Individual teams with high scores in the resource areas are:
What: Students taking part in the Maryland Envirothon have been studying the state's natural resources for the past year. In written tests and oral presentations, five member teams demonstrate their knowledge of soils, forestry, aquatics, wildlife, and this year’s special environmental issue: Preserving the Cultural Landscape. Teamwork, problem solving and oral presentation skills are evaluated by natural resource professionals. The winner of the Maryland Envirothon will represent the state at the Canon International Envirothon July 18-24 in Springfield, Missouri.
Where: Harford
Glen Environmental Education Center, 502 West Wheel Road, Bel Air, Maryland 21015
Directions: Travel north on I-95 to MD 24 North, Exit 77, Bel Air.
Travel north on MD 24 for three lights. Turn left onto Wheel Road and
continue until you reach the Center.
The Maryland Envirothon is sponsored by soil conservation districts and the State Soil
Conservation Committee.
July 26 - August 1, 2004