Envirothon
2024 State Envirothon Competition:
Tennessee Envirothon
Envirothon is an annual environmental and natural resource conservation academic competition for high school students organized by NCF-Envirothon; a program of the National Conservation Foundation. The competition is held at regional, state, and North American levels with teams competing across the United States and Canada. Envirothon combines in-class and hands-on experiential environmental education in a competition setting involving a problem-solving presentation and written field tests. The competition tests students on five core subjects- aquatic ecology, forestry, soils and land use, and wildlife- along with a fifth annually-changing subtopic which focuses on relevant environmental issues. Currently, roughly 500,000 students from forty-five U.S. states and nine Canadian provinces/territories participate in the competition.
In Tennessee, the Envirothon is sponsored by the TN RC&D Council and comprises seven (7) Regional Contests plus several at-large regional contests with the winners participating in the State Competition. The State Competition winner participates in the NCF Envirothon Competition for North America.
Tennessee Envirothon
May 7-8, 2024
Clyde York 4-H Center
Crossville, TN
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National Envirothon
2024 NCF-Envirothon
Geneva, New York
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, New York
Dates: July 28 - August 3, 2024
For more information on the 2024 NCF-Envirothon click here.
2024 Envirothon Study Material:
Current Environmental Issue (for 2024 - Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future)
- Current Environmental Issue.
- Additional Resources for State Competition
- How can schools tap tax reimbursements for clean energy projects?
- Schools in coal country are going solar
- Denver schools getting “solar canopies” to fight climate change, local heat and high electric bill
- Climate solutions do exist. These 6 experts detail what they look like
- Sheep are living their best life at Susquehanna University
- Passive Solar Greenhouse Technology From China
- What is solar thermal?
- India makes a big bet on electric buses
- Our Power System
- Flower Power
Forestry
- Forest Fires in Tennessee Study Guide
- Forestry Study Guide
- Leaf Identification Study Guide
- Summer Tree ID Presentation
- Tree Identification Booklet
Aquatics Ecology
Wildlife
Soils and Land Use
Other Items for Study and Review
- National Evirothon Page
- NCF-Envirothon Areas of Study and Learning Objectives
- Tennessee Envirothon Competition Rules
- Tennessee Envirothon Judging Criteria Sheet
Additional Information
- National Association of Conservation Districts Directory
- Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts
- Tennessee Resource and Conservation Development
2024 Regional Envirothons:
2023 National NCF Envirothon Contest:
Congratulations to Montgomery Bell Academy Team 1 for placing ninth overall in the National contest on July 23 – 28, 2023 at Mount Allison University in Tantramar, New Brunswick, Canada. There were 49 teams representing US states, Canadian provinces, China and Singapore. Official results can be found at https://envirothon.org/massachusetts-team-named-2023-ncf-envirothon-competition-champions/.
Tennessee Regional Winners:
1st Place - Montgomery Bell Academy - Team One – representing 5 Rivers RC&D - score 635.8 out of 700.
2nd Place - Montgomery Bell Academy - Team Two – score 568.8 out of 700.
3rd Place - William Blount - representing Smoky Mountain RC&D - score 517 out of 700.
Regional Envirothon Information is below:
Appalacahian RC&D Council
Counties Served: Carter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington, Unicoi
2022 winners: 1st Place – David Crockett Team 1; 2nd Place – Science Hill Potato Chip Tribe; 3rd Place – Cloudland Team Blue.
For more Information: Phone: 423-427-0560 or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Buffalo-Duck RC&D Council
Counties Served: Hickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne
2022 winners: 1st Place – Lewis County High School; 2nd Place – Lewis County High School FFA; 3rd Place – East Hickman High School Team 1.
For more information: Phone: 931-729-2686 (Ext: 101) or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Cumberland Mountain RC&D Council
Counties Served: Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Roane, Scott
2022 winners: 1st Place – Morgan FFA Team 1; 2nd Place – Scott Team 2; 3rd Place – Clinton.
For more information: Phone: 423-346-3770 (Ext: 3) or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Five Rivers RC&D Council
Counties Served: Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart
2022 winners: 1st Place – Montgomery Bell Academy Team 2; 2nd Place – Montgomery Bell Academy Team 1; 3rd Place – Waverly Central High School.
For more information: Phone: 615-305-6772 or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Hull-York Lakeland RC&D Council
Counties Served: Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Smith, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Van Buren, Warren, White
2022 winners: 1st Place – Van Buren FFA Team 1; 2nd Place – Clarkrange High School Team 1; 3rd Place – Van Buren FFA Team 2.
For more information: Phone: 931-484-5442 (Ext. 3) or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Southeast TN RC&D Council
Counties Served: Bradley, Bledsoe, Grundy, Hamilton, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie
2022 winners: 1st Place - Tellico Plains FFA; 2nd Place - Bradley Central High School FFA Blue; 3rd Place - Bradley Central High School FFA Gold.
For more information: Phone: 423-472-5731 (Ext 3) or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Smoky Mountain RC&D Council
Counties Served: Blount, Cocke, Hamblen, Knox, Jefferson, Sevier
2022 winners: 1st Place – Heritage High Team 1; 2nd Place – Heritage High Team 2; 3rd Place – Eagleton.
For more information: Phone: 843-283-1070 or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Southern Middle RC&D Council
2022 winner: 1st Place - Bedford County FFA.
For more information: Phone: 931-728-2472 Ext. 3 or Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
At-Large Teams
2022 winners: 1st Place – Cherokee FFA 1; 2nd Place – Cherokee FFA 2; 3rd Place – Sneedville FFA 1.
Wildcard Teams
2022 winners: 1st Place - Montgomery Bell Academy Team 1; 2nd Place - Clarkrange High School Team 1; 3rd Place - Bradley Central High School FFA Blue.