Lehigh Conservation District:: Environmental Education

Envirothon

LCCD thanks all those who joined us for our

Annual 2019 Lehigh County High School Envirothon!

High School Competition: Tuesday, April 23rd

Middle School Competition: Thursday, April 25th

From 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, each day

At the Wildlands Conservancy in Emmaus, PA

All Lehigh County high schools and middle schools are encouraged to compete:

Envirothon is a fun, academic event that challenges teams of high school and middle school students to learn practical concepts and application of environmental topics. Students may work, in teams of five, with a team advisor to learn material in each of five ecology subjects: Aquatics, Forestry, Wildlife, Soil & Land Use, and Current Issues (this year, the current issue theme is Agriculture and the Environment: Knowledge and Technology to Feed the World). This extra-curricular activity exposes students to a range of disciplines and potential career paths. Students develop study skills, practice effective teamwork, and learn natural resource management and ecology. The overall winning team of the county competition moves on to the state level (University of Pittsburg Johnstown on May 21st and 22nd, 2019) to compete for scholarships.

For more information, please contact Environmental Education and Outreach Coordinator, Jolie Chylack:

610.391.9583 ext. 21 jchylack@LehighConservation.org

The 2018 Lehigh County Envirothon was made possible by the following sponsors:

PA State Envirothon, Wildlands Conservancy, Hanover Engineering, PPL, Deer Park® Natural Spring Water, The City of Allentown, Barry Isett & Associates, Inc., Base Engineering, Inc., Keystone Consulting Engineers, Lehigh County Authority, Liberty Engineering Group, Inc., Martin, Bradbury & Griffith, Inc., Newton Engineering Group, Ott Consulting, Inc., The Pidcock Company, Whitehall Township EAC, and Wegman’s Market.