Stephens County RedTeam Takes First Place at 2009 Georgia Envirothon

April 09, 2009 by Lee Carmon

(L to R) Justin Salzman, Alex Kiser, Brittany Wilkinson, Courtney Hopkins, Kristen Quick, Seth White

Stephens County Red Team Wins 2009 Georgia Envirothon

ATHENS, GA, April 7, 2007 – A team of 6 students from Stephens County High School placed 1st in the 2009 Georgia Envirothon held recently at Camp Lumpkin in Dooly County, GA.

“The Georgia Envirothon is an outstanding resource for high school students– the leaders of tomorrow – to develop real solutions to address important environmental issues,” said Emily Saunders, Envirothon Council President. “By combining year-long classroom study with a day of hands-on competition, the Envirothon provides students with a thorough understanding of the importance and complexity of our natural resources.”

The Georgia Envirothon is the culminating event of regional Envirothon competitions, which are sponsored by the Canon Envirothon, Chattahoochee Council – Boy Scouts of America, Chestatee-Chattachoochee RC&D Council, Georgia Forestry Commission, Georgia Agricultural Education, Georgia Association of Conservation District Supervisors, GA Dept of Natural Resources – Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Northeast Georgia Regional Development Center, Pine Country RC&D Council, Plexus Web Creations, Soil and Water Conservation Society – Georgia Chapter, Soil Science Society of Georgia, Trout Unlimited – Georgia Chapter, Two Rivers RC&D Council, U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Forest Service, and the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources.

The Envirothon program originated in 1979 as the Environmental Olympics in Pennsylvania and is North America’s premier educational competition for high school students on the environment. The Envirothon offers both in-class curriculum and hands-on field experiences focused around ecology, natural resource management and current environmental issues.
The winning team has the opportunity to represent Georgia at the Canon Envirothon 2009, August 2 – 8, 2009 at the University of North Carolina in Ashville, NC.

For information on how to get involved with the Georgia Envirothon, visit www.georgiaenvirothon.org.