The California Envirothon is an outdoor natural resource education
program for high school students grade 9-12. In the field, students are
challenged to work as a team to answer written questions and conduct hands-on
projects focusing on environmental issues. Students from all over California
join together to explore the environment in five disciplines: Forestry,
Wildlife, Aquatics, Soils and a current environmental issue.
The committee understands there may be conflicts
with some schools due to mandatory state testing. We are willing to assist these
teams with supporting material for their school administration in order to have
the option to test on a different day that doesn't interfere with the California
Envirothon Event.
Vision Statement:
We are dedicated to challenging California's youth in their knowledge of
natural resources with emphasis on Soils, Forestry, Aquatics, Wildlife and
Current Natural Resources Issues.
Mission Statement:
The California Envirothon will provide youth with natural resources
experiences to promote a sense of personal stewardship of the natural
environment and to empower them to take responsibility for the wise use of those
resources for future generations.
Goals:
Through a deeper knowledge of natural resource
and current environmental issues students will learn:
• decision making
skills
• team building and communication skills
• how personal
actions affect environmental problems, negatively or positively
• how
individuals can take responsibility and become action oriented
• about
the interaction and interdependence of natural resource
• resource
materials, agencies, organizations available to assist them in
environmentally related matters.
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