The team now advances to the North American Canon Envirothon in July
MERCED, Calif., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Palisades Charter High School Envirothon Team placed first at the California State Envirothon competition on April 27th at Wonder Valley Ranch Resort and Conference Center near Fresno. The California Envirothon is sponsored by local Resource Conservation Districts, and partnering agencies. The Palisades Charter team will have the opportunity to compete at the Canon Envirothon, a North American competition for students in grades 9-12, the last week of July.
"The Envirothon is a great hands-on learning experience for high schools that serves to educate youth on the importance of protecting the future of our natural resources," said Joe Loehner, Envirothon committee member and biologist for the Sequoia National Forest. "The Envirothon also serves as a great networking opportunity for students to meet other students from across the U.S. and Canada, and introduces students to potential careers in natural resources management."
Fifty-five teams representing 45 U.S. states, nine Canadian provinces and one Canadian territory will compete at the Canon Envirothon, to be held July 22-28, 2012, at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa. The top 15 teams will be awarded a share of over $125,000 in scholarships and Canon products.
The five-member teams will compete in five areas of environmental studies: soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and a current environmental issue. This year's topic is "non-point source pollution-low impact development."
The competition requires the teams to answer test questions, written and required hands-on observations, measurements and calculations. Teams also compose and present a 20-minute oral presentation on a given scenario question pertaining to non-point source pollution-low impact development, and answer questions before a panel of judges.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Envirothon competition. To learn more, visit www.caenvirothon.com and www.envirothon.org.
SOURCE California Envirothon
