The Georgia Envirothon provides high school students in Georgia with hands on, science based training in natural resource and ecology topics in a challenging and competitive atmosphere. The environmental education program consists of the annual Canon Envirothon Competition in which winning teams from participating states and Canadian provinces compete for recognition and scholarships by demonstrating their knowledge of environmental science and natural resource management.
The 2011 competition dates and locations follow….. North Region: March 2, 2011 at Amicalola Falls State Park. Bad weather date is March 9. East Region: March 3, 2011 at Whitehall Forest in Athens. Bad weather date is March 10. South Region: ...
Erin was a member of the Morgan County High School team that won the 1996 Georgia Envirothon and represented Georgia at the Canon Envirothon in Nebraska. Erin says, "The Envirothon offered me a greater understanding of our environment from so many different perspectives. I am now employed by The Clean Air Campaign and still find myself utilizing facts that I learned in my Envirothon days." The Clean Air Campaign's mission is to improve air quality and reduce traffic congestion.