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ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 15, 2010) – Across Maryland, teenagers are grabbing their binoculars, pulling on their waterproof boots, and brushing up on their soils as they prepare for the first round of qualifying heats leading up to the 2010 Canon Envirothon.\u00a0 The Canon Envirothon is North America\u2019s largest environmental education competition for high school students.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are excited to get young people out of the classroom and down on the farm to learn about natural resources firsthand,\u201d said Maryland Agriculture Secretary Earl F. Hance.\u00a0 \u201cKnowing the importance of the South American rain forest is great, but knowing about the threats to natural resources in your backyard is truly useful,\u201d he added.\u00a0 \u201cThese young people will soon be given the reins and called upon to develop solutions to many of the environmental concerns that we face here at home.\u00a0 I am very impressed with their talent and dedication to learning about Maryland\u2019s natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n
Students participating in the Envirothon have been studying the state\u2019s natural resources all year.\u00a0 During their training, the teenagers identify and categorize living resources, perform soil surveys, estimate wood yield from trees, and solve other complex natural resource issues.\u00a0 They receive hands-on instruction from soil scientists, wildlife specialists, foresters and environmental engineers from local, state and federal agencies as well as private environmental organizations.<\/p>\n
Teams compete by applying their knowledge and problem-solving skills to environmental challenges. The county team with the highest cumulative total wins the local or regional competition and advances to the Maryland Envirothon scheduled for June 24-25, 2010 at the William S. Schmidt Outdoor Education Center in Prince George\u2019s County.\u00a0 The winner of the Maryland Envirothon represents the state at the 2010 Canon Envirothon.\u00a0 More than 300 of the brightest teenagers from the United States and Canada will participate in this rigorous competition slated for later this summer at the University of California, Fresno.<\/p>\n
Envirothon is sponsored by Maryland\u2019s soil conservation districts and the State Soil Conservation Committee. The dates and contacts for upcoming county Envirothon competitions are listed below.\u00a0 They are also available at www.mascd.net\/envirothon<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Allegany Envirothon Competition<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 May 4, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 Rocky Gap State Park<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Craig Hartsock, Allegany Soil Conservation District, 301-777-1747, ext. 3<\/p>\n Anne Arundel Envirothon Competition<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 April 27, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 To be determined.<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 John Czajkowski, Anne Arundel Soil Conservation District, (410) 571-6757<\/p>\n Baltimore County Envirothon Competition <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0\u00a0 April 20, 2010 (tentative)<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 To be determined.<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Jim Ensor, Baltimore County\u00a0 Soil Conservation District, (410) 666-1188<\/p>\n Calvert Envirothon Competition<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0\u00a0 May 18, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 King\u2019s Landing Park<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Linda Subda, Calvert County Public Schools, (410) 535-2960<\/p>\n Carroll Envirothon Competition<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 April 21, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 To be determined.<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Ed Null, Carroll Soil Conservation District, (410) 848-8200<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Charles Envirothon Competition<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 April 27, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 Gilbert Run Park<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Dee Dee Saunders, Charles Soil Conservation District, (301) 934-9588<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Dorchester Envirothon Competition<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 April 28, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 Eastern Shore Regional Envirothon, University of Maryland Horn Point Laboratory<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Jim Newcomb, Dorchester Soil Conservation District, (410) 228-5640<\/p>\n Frederick Envirothon Competition\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0\u00a0 April 27, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 To be determined.<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Barry Burch,\u00a0 Frederick Soil Conservation District, (301) 695-2803<\/p>\n Garrett Envirothon Competition<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 May 13, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 To be determined<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Bruce Taliaferro or Shaun Sanders,\u00a0 (301) 746-8461<\/p>\n Harford Envirothon Competition<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 April 29, 2010<\/p>\n Location:\u00a0 Broad Creek Boy Scout Camp<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Peggy Jagelski, Patrick Jones, Harford Soil Conservation District, (410) 838-6181<\/p>\n Howard Envirothon Competition<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0\u00a0 April 15, 2010 (tentative)<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 To be determined.<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Kristal M. McCormick, Howard Soil Conservation District, (410) 489-7987<\/p>\n Kent Envirothon Competition<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 April 28, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 Eastern Shore Regional Envirothon,\u00a0 University of Maryland Horn Point Laboratory<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Karen Miller, Kent Soil Conservation District, (410) 778-5150<\/p>\n Montgomery Envirothon Competition<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0\u00a0 April 20, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 Agricultural History Farm Park<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Brian Taylor, Montgomery Soil Conservation District, (301) 590-2852<\/p>\n Queen Anne\u2019s Envirothon Competition<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 April 28, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 Eastern Shore Regional Envirothon,\u00a0 University of Maryland Horn Point Laboratory<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Toni Riggi, , 410-758-3136, ext. 3<\/p>\n St. Mary\u2019s Envirothon Competition<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0\u00a0April 29, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 To be determined<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Bruce Young, St. Mary\u2019s Soil Conservation District, (301) 475-8402<\/p>\n Somerset Envirothon Competition<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 April 28, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 Eastern Shore Regional Envirothon,\u00a0 University of Maryland Horn Point Laboratory<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Larry Fykes, Somerset Soil Conservation District, (410) 651-1575<\/p>\n Talbot Envirothon Competition<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0\u00a0 April 28, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 Eastern Shore Regional Envirothon,\u00a0 University of Maryland Horn Point Laboratory<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Craig Zinter, Talbot Soil Conservation District, (410) 822-1577<\/p>\n Washington County Envirothon Competition<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 April 16, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0 Claud Kitchens Outdoor School at Fairview<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Ginger Noble, Washington County Soil Conservation District, (301)797-6821<\/p>\n Wicomico Envirothon Competition\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 \u00a0April 28, 2010<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0\u00a0Eastern Shore Regional Envirothon,\u00a0 University of Maryland Horn Point Laboratory<\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0\u00a0Kevin Keenan, Wicomico Soil Conservation District, (410) 546-4777<\/p>\n # # #<\/p>\n Follow MDA on Twitter@MdAgDept<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 15, 2010) – Across Maryland, teenagers are grabbing their binoculars, pulling on their waterproof boots, and brushing up on their soils as they prepare for the first round of qualifying heats leading up to the 2010 Canon Envirothon.\u00a0 The Canon Envirothon is North America\u2019s largest environmental education competition for high school Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1608,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1607\/revisions\/1608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}