Last Thursday, the Northeast Regional Envirothon was held at the Peabody Library in Columbia City. This year's winner was a team from Lakeland High School. The second-place winning team was from Westview and a team from Adams Central placed third. The top two winning teams from each regional contest are invited to compete at the State level on April 26 at Camp Illiana in Washington, Ind.
The Indiana Envirothon promotes environmental education to high school students. The goal is to raise awareness of the importance of achieving and maintaining a natural balance between the quality of life and of the environment. In-class curriculum is combined with hands-on field experience to demonstrate the role people have in important environmental issues. Envirothon is an exciting, fun way for high school students to learn about the environment and the issues facing current and future generations.
At the Envirothon contest, students listened to presentations covering five subjects on soil/land use, aquatic ecology, wildlife, forestry and a current environmental issue, which changes each year. After the presentations, a standard test over the subject material is administrated to students which is completed cooperatively by the members of the team. A team consists of five students.
The envirothon was hosted by the Soil and Water Conservation Districts of DeKalb, LaGrange, Steuben and Whitley Counties.