CENTRAL REGION


Envirothon Competitions  

2010 Registration Form         2010 GI Poster      2010 Columbus Poster

CENTRAL REGION CONTACTS:
Grand Island:  Contest to be held Monday, February 15, 2010.
                                Marcia Lee, Central Platte NRD  215 N Kaufman Ave Grand Island NE 68803   
                        Fax: (308) 385-6285    Email: lee@cpnrd.org    Tel: 308-385-6282

Columbus:  Contest to be held Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
                   Larry Schultz, Lower Loup NRD  2620 Airport Dr  PO Box 210  Ord NE 68862     
                   Fax: (308) 728-5669    Email: larrys@llnrd.org  Tel: 308-728-3221

The Envirothon is a comprehensive environmental education program for 9th-12th grade students, which tests students' knowledge on soils, aquatics, forestry, wildlife, range public policy and a special topic:   There are no limits on the number of teams from each school taking part in the regional contest.  The regional competition is during FFA districts, however, FFA membership is not a requirement-- science clubs, Scouts, 4-H, FFA and other five-member teams can enter. 

Teams will compete for a chance at the state competition, which is being held Saturday, May 1, 2010, at the Nebraska Nature & Visitors Center in Wood River, NE. http://nebraskanature.org.

There are two contests in the Central Region and your school may enter either regional contest.   Winners from each region and 6 wildcard teams will be invited to the State Competition.  

The winner of State will compete at the Canon Envirothon to be held Aug. 1-7 at California State University in Fresno.

This year's special topic is: Protection of Groundwater through Urban, Agricultural and Environmental Planning.  Information

EXTRA INFORMATION:

The Central Region counties include: Adams, Boone, Buffalo, Butler, Clay, Colfax, Dawson, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Howard, Kearney, Merrick, Nance, Nuckolls, Phelps, Platte, Polk, Sherman, Valley, Webster.  Click here for map.

 *The Central Platte NRD and the Lower Loup NRD pay the registration fee to the top two teams in the Central Region to attend the State Competition.

FYI: The Central Region is divided into 2 separate contests, allowing 2 winners from the region.  Also, there is a  tie-breaker question for each contest to determine a winner.  The tie-breaker question will be a pre-selected question from the Aquatics section of the contest.

 Visit www.nrdnet.org for the Study Guide and other Envirothon information.

Visit www.envirothon.org for information on the national Canon Envirothon contest.

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