Envirothon is a high school competition that starts at the regional level in Nebraska, goes to the state level and then to the international level. It focuses on teaching students about Policy, Aquatics, Forestry, Wildlife, Soils, Range and a Current Event regarding our natural resources. It's a fun competition that students get to do with their friends. Join the fun at www.nrdnet.org/nebraska-envirothon

1. Envirothon
A Natural Resources Competition

2. Who Gets To Compete
• 9th – 12th Grade Students
• 5 Students per Team
• You need a teacher or FFA Advisor or adult to be the team
advisor.
• For more information, go to
www.nrdnet.org/education/envirothon to find out which
region you live in and to sign up.

4. Competition
• 6 Regional Competitions –
February and March
• State Competition - April
• National Competition - July
Regional Competition

5. Test your
environmental
knowledge with
your friends!
State Envirothon

6. Teams Tested on 7 Different Subjects
• Aquatics
• Wildlife
• Range
• Soils
• Forestry
• Policy
• Current Issue

7. Wildlife Station

8. Wildlife Question:
This animal could be found in what type of habitat?
A. Woodland
B. Wetland
C. Tallgrass Prairie
D. All of the above

9. Forestry Station

10. Forestry Question:
Knots in lumber are the result of?
A. branches on the tree
B. injuries to the tree
C. damage to logs in the sawmill
D. all the above

11. Range Test

12. Range Question:
Fire suppression on eastern and central Nebraska rangelands
has resulted in:
A. Increased forage production.
B. Decreased forage production.
C. Increased the canopy cover of eastern red cedar.
D. B and C.

13. Aquatics Station:

14. Aquatics Question:
It is reasonable to assume that a stream with good quality
water has…
A. Many species of fish and insects, but low numbers of each
species.
B. Stable populations of brown trout.
C. Few species of fish and insects, but high numbers of each
species.
D. Greater ability to resist degradation.

15. Soils Station

16. Soils Question:
What are the four tenants for beginning to develop healthy
soils?
A. Tillage, tillage, tillage, and more tillage
B. Keep it covered, do not disturb, use rotations, get a soil
health management plan
C. No-till sometimes, bale stalks, use vertical tillage, rip in
the fall
D. Rotate crops, minimum tillage, use fungicides and
insecticides, remove residue for disease control

17. Policy Station

18. Policy Question:
What percentage of Nebraska’s land is in agricultural use?
A. Less than 65%
B. 75%
C. 85%
D. About 93%

19. Special Topic
Presentation on
Current Issue
(topic changes every
year)

20. State Envirothon Championship Team Goes to the
National Conservation Foundation Envirothon to
compete with other states, provinces in Canada and
other countries including China!
2017 Maryland
NCF Envirothon

21. NCF Envirothon – Maryland 2017 Go, Team Nebraska, Go!

22. NCF Envirothon Testing Day – Maryland 2017

23. Guess what???
We’re excited to announce the NCF
Envirothon will be in Lincoln, Nebraska in
the year, 2020!!!

24. Nebraska Envirothon
www.nrdnet.org

25. Answers to Test Questions:
Wildlife: D
Forestry: A
Range: D
Aquatics: A
Soils: B
Policy: D
Special Topic Question: Judged on presentation