Envirothon
2023 State Envirothon Competition:
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 2-3, 2023
Clyde York 4-H Center
Crossville, TN
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National Envirothon
2023 NCF-Envirothon
New Brunswick, Canada
Mount Allison University
Sackville, New Brunswick
Dates: July 23 - 29, 2023
For more information on the 2023 NCF-Envirothon click here.
2023 Envirothon Study Material Can Be Found Below
2022 National NCF Envirothon Contest:
Congratulations to Montgomery Bell Academy Team 2 for placing eighth overall in the National contest on July 24 – 30, 2022 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. There were 43 teams representing US states and Canadian provinces. Official results can be found at https://envirothon.org/the-competition/current-competition/.
Tennessee Regional Winners:
1st Place - Montgomery Bell Academy - Team Two – representing 5 Rivers RC&D - score 594.3 out of 700.
2nd Place - Van Buren County High School – representing Hull-York Lakeland RC&D - score 533.3 out of 700.
3rd Place - Montgomery Bell Academy - Team One - representing 5 Rivers RC&D - score 520.3 out of 700.
The National Envirothon Contest will be held on July 24 - 30, 2022 at Miami University - Oxford, Ohio.
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.
For Current & Past Regional & State Winners.
Study Materials for the 2023 Regional & State Tennessee Envirothon:
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
Current Environmental Issue (for 2023 - Adapting to a Changing Climate)
- Current Environmental Issue
- Additional study materials:
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