The 2007 Rhode Island Envirothon

The RI Envirothon was held on Thursday, May 17, 2007at Camp Yawgoog Scout Reservation in Rockville, Rhode Island. Nine teams competed from five High Schools: Coventry, Narragansett, North Kingstown, the Wheeler School and Cumberland.

The students competed in five areas: Aquatics, Forestry, Soils, Wildlife, and Alternative and Renewable Energy. Each team presented what they would do with the land at the former Rocky Point site, using alternative energy sources.

The Envirothon is important because environmental concerns have never been more prominent than they are now, as all sectors of society struggle to sustain quality of life without harming the environment. However, there are no statewide standards for environmental education. Environmental education is a pre-requisite to being successful at solving our current environment challenges. The Envirothon approaches this in a fun, comprehensive, year-round program that prepares students to be good stewards of the environment regardless of what career they pursue.

The winner team was the Wheeler School. They will advance to the Canon Envirothon, Where students from across the U.S. and Canada compete. That will be held in July in New York.

For more information on the RI Envirothon or to register for next years’ competition please contact Laura Loffredo, at lauraaloffredo@msn.com. Check out the WJAR channel 10 Watershed Report at  www.rienvirothon.org

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a proud sponsor of the RI Envirothon.

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