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ANNAPOLIS, MD (June 10, 2014) \u2013The 24th annual Maryland Envirothon — an outdoor natural resources competition that challenges students to identify and categorize living resources, perform soil surveys, and solve other complex natural resource issues — will be held June 18-19 at Camp Pecometh in Queen Anne\u2019s County. More than 82 challengers from 17 counties across Maryland will take part in this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n
The Maryland Envirothon is held once a year at an outdoor environmental education center. Students taking part in the competition study Maryland\u2019s natural resources for a year in hopes of winning. Working in teams of five with one to two alternates, students are trained and tested in four natural resource areas including soils, aquatics, forestry and wildlife plus an environmental issue that changes from year to year. Each team\u2019s knowledge is tested under the supervision of foresters, soil scientists and wildlife specialists. This year\u2019s special environmental issue is Sustainable Agriculture. Teamwork and problem solving skills are evaluated as each team. The high schools and teams competing from each county are listed below:<\/p>\n
Established in 1990, the objectives of the Maryland Envirothon are twofold\u2014to test students\u2019 environmental knowledge and understanding of state resource issues and to instill a desire to learn more about the natural world. Winning teams compete at the local, state and international levels. The first Envirothon competition was held in Pennsylvania in 1979. Since then more than 30 states, Canada and Australia have embraced the program and sent teams to the international competition.<\/p>\n
The Maryland Envirothon is sponsored by the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts and the State Soil Conservation Committee. Contributors and supporters include the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Department of the Environment, the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board, Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.<\/p>\n
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