The Envirothon is a program for 9th-12th grade students designed to promote awareness about our natural environment. Students compete in a contest that tests their knowledge on a wide array of subjects relating to natural resources and the environment.  Eight Regional Envirothon competitions are held across Nebraska in the early spring.  The winning five-member team from each regional competition is then invited to represent their region at the Nebraska State Envirothon Competition with additional wildcard teams invited based on their regional competition scores. The state champion then goes on to represent Nebraska at the Canon Envirothon, which will be held in Arizona this year. 

February 25, the Northeast Nebraska Regional Envirothon was held at the Lifelong Learning Center in Norfolk.  Seventeen teams from 15 different schools across northeast and north central Nebraska participated in the regional Envirothon contest and were tested in the areas of Aquatics, Forestry, Policy, Range, Soils, Wildlife and the Special Topic Recreational Impacts on Natural Resources for a chance to attend the State Envirothon Competition scheduled for May 3^rd at the 4-H Camp near Halsey. 

This years winning team was from Neligh-Oakdale High School and consisted of Alex Hughes, Brandon Timm, Mikey Dewey, Mark Funk and Christy Kuhfal.  The Neligh-Oakdale High School posted the highest score in four out of the seven categories on their way to a second championship.  The runner up in this years regional by only 2 points was Ainsworth High School with team members Ryan Schwindt, Clinton Tharp, Tommy Schumacher, Tyler Sherman and Joe McIntosch.  The regional Envirothon contest is sponsored by the Upper Elkhorn NRD, Lower Elkhorn NRD and Agriculture Education Contest at Northeast Community College. 

2008 Northeast Nebraska Regional Envirothon Results