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http://www.nmenvirothon.org/

May 5*, 6, & 7, 2011 (*optional)
Inlow Baptist Youth Camp in the Manzano Mountains, north of Mountainair

Welcome to the 2011 New Mexico Envirothon.
THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH ANNUAL EVENT.
For registration information please contact Terrell Treat at terrell.treat@state.nm.us

Envirothon is a hands-on environmental problem solving competition for high school-ages students in the United States and Canada.
Participating teams complete training and testing in five natural resource categories: soils and land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and current environmental issues.
The national contest is sponsored by Canon.
Teams of 5 students must prepare themselves for this two-day outdoor competition held in April.
Teams work to answer natural resource questions and develop solutions to environmental problems.

The New Mexico Envirothon consists of two components.
At the outdoor competition, students conduct a series of in-field investigations followed by testing, which includes multiple choice, true/false, and short answer questions in each of the five subject areas.
Second, the oral presentation component presents students with a real-world resource problem.
They must develop a management strategy to address the problem and present their solution to a panel of judges.

The 2011 current event topic is Salt and Fresh Water Estuaries.

The Envirothon emphasizes real-life problems.
Students are challenged to apply their knowledge to solve problems that land managers face every day.
Natural Resource Specialists from many agencies, organizations and businesses devise the Envirothon tests and staff the various test stations.

The overall goal of the New Mexico Envirothon is to develop knowledgeable, skilled and dedicated citizens who are willing to work toward
achieving and maintaining a balance between the quality of life and the quality of the environment.

The Envirothon began in Pennsylvanian in 1979.
Today the program has grown to include approximately 50 states and Canadian provinces and is North America's largest high school environmental competition, now called the Canon Envirothon.

The 2011 New Mexico Envirothon will be held in the Manzano Mountains.
This year's current environmental issue is salt and fresh water estuaries.
Registration forms are due (TBA). A schedule of events will be mailed to all registered teams shortly after registration.

Teams consist of five members and may include an alternate.
The cost to each team is $100.00.
Every New Mexico team must be sponsored by a local soil and water conservation district.
The sponsoring district may pay the team's registration fee.
A listing of New Mexico Soil and Water Conservation Districts are included in the sponsor section.

Team members should bring all-weather clothing (rain, sleet, snow or hail) snacks and a drink, if desired.
A New Mexico Envirothon T-shirt will be provided to all participating team members and up to 2 advisors.
Food and lodging cost wll be determined based on the location of the state event.
Last year's event cost $60 per person.
Registration, food and lodging costs will be sent in the registration packet.

The New Mexico Envirothon is sponsored by the New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts, New Mexico Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society,
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, New Mexico Forestry Division, New Mexico Game and Fish and many others.
Final List can be found in the sponsor section.

Winners of the New Mexico Envirothon will win a trip to the Canon Envirothon, held July 24-29 in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.
The New Mexico Envirothon will pay transportation and lodging costs.
The five-day event will bring together and challenge Envirothon teams from over 50 U.S states and Canadian provinces.
Teams will compete for over $35,000 in Canon Envirothon Scholarships and other prizes.

Questions regarding the New Mexico Envirothon may be directed to the New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts, the major sponsor of the statewide program,
care of Peter Vigil at 575-751-0584 tswcd@newmex.com or Sue Hansen Putz at 505-761-4986 sue.hansen@nm.nacdnet.net.

All New Mexico Envirothon information and forms are available here on our website.
You may find additional information at the Canon Envirothon website: http://www.envirothon.org.

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Are your high school age students interested in an environmentally-focused leadership workshop?

The New Mexico Envirothon is hosting a workshop on January 21st at the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center (http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/smnhc) that will include hands-on activities and learning in the following areas:

-Aquatics
-Soils
-Wildlife
-Forestry
-Estuaries

Tentatively, the workshop will run from 10am-1pm.
Transportation/carpooling may be available, so please let me know if you have interested students.

This workshop can be used to help prepare for the NM Envirothon competition (May 6-7, 2011), but this fun event is open to anyone.  
For more information on the NM Envirothon, please visit their website at http://www.nmenvirothon.org.

Lunch will be provided.

Hope to see you there!

Julie Cervantes
Central Inner Region Coordinator
NM MESA, Inc.
office (505)277-5066
cell (505)328-3074
fax (505)277-9676
jcervantes@nmmesa.or