The Envirothon program is 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 California this year. 

March 3, the Northeast Nebraska Regional Envirothon was held at the Lifelong Learning Center in Norfolk.  Seventeen teams from 17 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 a Special Topic for a chance to attend the State Envirothon Competition scheduled for May 1^th at the Nebraska Nature and Visitors Center near Alda.   

This years winning team was from West Holt High School and consisted of Cole Gibbens, Brett Pacha, Matt Laetsch, Cole Neibauer and Zeb Elm.  This is West Holt’s tenth invitation to the Nebraska State Envirothon competition.  Station awards were presented to:  Ainsworth High School in Forestry; Elgin High School in Range; Rock County High School in Aquatics and Special Topic; West Boyd High School in Special Topic and Policy; Pender High School in Soils; and, West Holt High School in Wildlife.  Schools participating in this year’s competition included; Logan View, Allen, Creighton, Crofton, Hartington, Laurel-Concord, Verdigre, Ainsworth, Elgin, Rock County, Valentine, West Boyd, Stuart, Pender, Neligh-Oakdale and Plainview.  The regional Envirothon contest is sponsored by the Upper Elkhorn NRD, Lower Elkhorn NRD and Agriculture Education Contest at Northeast Community College. 

2010 Northeast Nebraska Regional Envirothon Results