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Envirothon

Illinois Envirothon

Sponsored by Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Conservation Partners

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2011 Illinois Envirothon - May 12th & 13th at Allerton Park - Monticello, IL

2011 Illinois Envirothon Team Registration Packet

2011 Illinois Envirothon Volunteer Registration Packet

View Illinois Rules & Regulations and Policies

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WHAT IS ENVIROTHON ? Envirothon is much more than a competition. It is a fun, outdoor, team-based program designed to help students better understand their environment through exploration of ecology, natural resource management, and current environmental issues. The Illinois Envirothon is co-sponsored by the Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD), local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) and cooperating state, federal and resource agencies.

HOW DOES THE ENVIROTHON COMPETITION WORK? The Envirothon program combines classroom learning with hands-on field experiences focused around five major topics - Aquatics, Forestry, Soils, Wildlife and a Current Environmental Issue. The five member teams rotate through five outdoor testing stations, where their knowledge is evaluated and scored through written examination. Additionally, the competition includes an oral presentation component that challenges students to effectively apply and communicate a solution to a complex environmental issue.

ENVIROTHON COMPETITIONS IN ILLINOIS - Local SWCDs and Land Use Councils (LUCs), in conjunction with partnership organizations and educators, organize local competitions in early to mid-April reaching over 1,700 students. The highest scoring team from each of the 16 LUCs (each council is made up of 5-8 SWCDs) advance on to the state competition May. The state winning team will represent Illinois at the Canon Envirothon® which is North America’s largest high school environmental education competition featuring teams from across the United States and Canada competing for prizes and college scholarships.

MISSION OF THE ENVIROTHON - The Envirothon experience:

- enhances a student’s critical thinking and problem solving skills
- allows students to expand their knowledge concerning current environmental issues, along with - showing the impact individual actions have on various environmental problems
- helps students become tomorrow’s leaders, workers, and consumers who will make informed decisions
- gives students valuable exposure to careers in environmental science and natural resource management
- teaches students to become environmentally aware, action-oriented adults

Download the Illinois Envirothon Fact Sheet

2011 5th Category – "Salt & Fresh Water Estuaries"

Canon Envirothon

July 24 -July 29, 2011 @ Mount Allison University - Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada

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UPDATE ON STUDY MATERIALS - Below are the current objectives and resources for each of the five categories. This study information can be downloaded for your use at any time. The study material you receive on will contain the information listed below, plus any of the books that are used as resources. You have the option of purchasing these books for your students to utilize throughout the year. Otherwise, the books will be the only new information the students will have to review before the Illinois Envirothon Competition.

AQUATIC ECOLOGY
The students will need to learn about watersheds, wetlands, water quality, aquatic organisms, fishing rules and regulations, water safety and identification of fish species.

Current Objectives and Resources (pdf format)

FORESTRY
The Forestry objectives cover such materials as: general forest management practices, how to determine the number of board feet in standing timber, how to read a topographic map, and how to identify different tree species.

Current Study Guide (pdf format)

SOILS AND LAND USE
Students will learn the different structures and textures of soil and how to best manage these soil types. Learning how to use a soil survey, locating the different horizons in a soil profile and determining land slopes will also be covered in the Soils learning objectives.

Current Objectives and Resources (pdf format)

WILDLIFE
The Wildlife category covers rules and regulations of hunting; how to identify animals by track, pelt and scat; the use of best management practices of habitat; knowledge of Illinois’ endangered and threatened species and the use of trapping and hunting as tools of wildlife management.

Current Objectives and Resources (pdf format)

CURRENT ISSUES
The current environmental issue changes from year-to-year and is chosen by the Canon Envirothon® Committee. The issue is one of concern to the state or province that hosts the Canon Envirothon® competition. In Illinois students will develop a problem solving oral presentation dealing with the current issue .

	IL Resource Packet (pdf format)

If you would like to become involved with the Illinois Envirothon contact your local Soil and Water Conservation District or the Illinois Envirothon. Volunteers and sponsors are essential at all levels of the competition. You can assist with test scoring, be a team guide or help provide funds to send your local team to the State or International competition.

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Land Use Council Contact Information
2011 LUC Envirothon Competition Dates will be posted January 2011.

For More Information Contact:
Illinois Envirothon 4285 North Walnut Street Road
Springfield, IL 62707
Phone: 217-744-3414
Fax: 217-744-3420

The Illinois and Canon Envirothon are offered and operated on a nondiscriminatory bases without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status or physical/mental challenges.

Council 1 Northern Illinois Land Use Council Brenda Merriman Lee County SWCD 319 S. Mason Avenue Amboy, IL 61310 Phone: (815) 857-3621 EXT 3	Council 2 Northwestern Land Use Council Marilyn Andress Rock Island County SWCD 3020 E. 1st Avenue Milan, IL 61264 Phone: (309) 764-1486 EXT 3

Council 5 Central IL Land Use Council Amy Ishmael Mason County SWCD 930 East Laurel, Suite B Havana, IL 62644 Phone: (309) 543-6075 EXT 3	Council 6 East Central Land Use Council Jonathon Manuel Piatt County SWCD 1201-A Bear Lane Monticello, IL 61856 Phone: (217) 762-2146 EXT 3
Council 7 Eastern IL Land Use Council Sheila Lane Vermilion County SWCD 1905-A U.S. Route 150 Danville, IL 61832 Phone: (217) 442-8511 EXT 3	Council 8 Western IL Land Use Council Jane Brangenberg Calhoun County SWCD P O Box 516 Hardin, IL 62047 Phone: (618) 576-2717 EXT 3
Council 9 Abe Lincoln Council Sue Davis Christian County SWCD 951-2 W. Spresser St. Taylorville, IL 62568 (217) 287-1315 EXT 3	Council 10 Okaw Valley SWC Council Denise Willenborg Effingham County SWCD 2701 S. Banker St., Suite 101A Effingham, IL 62401 (217) 347-7107 EXT 3


Council 11 Wabash Valley Council Loleta Yonaka Richland County SWCD 1502 S. West St. Olney, IL 62450 Phone: (618) 392-7141 EXT 3	Council 12 Lower Kaskaskia Land Use Council Chelsea Marti Madison County Farm Bureau/CAREE 900 Hillsboro Avenue, P O Box 427 Edwardsville, IL 62025 Phone: (618) 650-7053
Council 13 South Central IL Land Use Council Burke Davies Marion County SWCD 1550 E. Main Street Salem, IL 62881 Phone: (618) 548-2230 EXT 3	Council 14 Shawnee Land Use Council Debbie Gray White County SWCD 1105 West Main Street Carmi, IL 62821 Phone: (618) 382-2213 EXT 3
Council 15 Southwestern Land Use Council Martha Morgenstern Perry County SWCD 617 N. Main Street Pinckneyville, IL 62274 Phone: (618) 357-6016 EXT 3	Council 16 Land Use Council 16 Tonya Canania North Cook County SWCD P O Box 407 Streamwood, IL 60107 Phone: (847) 468-0071

Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Contact Us: AISWCD, 4285 N. Walnut Street Road, Springfield, IL 62707, (217)744-3414