1. Texas Envirothon Spring 2015 | Texas Environmental Institute of Houston

2. What is the Texas Envirothon? An environmental education program designed to enhance a student’s problem solving and critical thinking skills.

3. Who participates? Students in grades 9 through 12 participate on a state level. Each state’s winning team participates on the national level at the NCF Envirothon.

4. And the Topics Are:  Aquatics

5. And the Topics Are:  Aquatics  Forestry

6. And the Topics Are:  Aquatics  Forestry  Soils

7. And the Topics Are:  Aquatics  Forestry  Soils  Wildlife

8. And the Topics Are:  Aquatics  Forestry  Soils  Wildlife  Current Environmental Issue

9. And the Topics Are:  Aquatics  Forestry  Soils  Wildlife  Current Environmental Issue  Oral Presentation

10. Correlated to TEKS Biology, Chemistry, Physics, IPC Aquatic Science, Earth and Space Science Environmental Systems Forestry and Woodland Ecosystems Wildlife Fisheries & Ecology Management Range Ecology and Management

11. Our Mission The Mission of the Texas Envirothon is to develop knowledgeable, skilled and dedicated citizens who are willing to work toward achieving and maintaining a natural balance between the quality of life and the quality of the environment.

12. What do the students say? I definitely believe that Envirothon was the most important experience I had in high school in terms of preparing me for college and a future beyond that. Melisa Pferdehirt The John Cooper School Sophomore at Rice University

13. Goal 1 of the Texas Envirothon To promote a desire to learn more about the environment and develop knowledge and skills to apply the basic principles and practices of natural resource management and ecology.

14. Goal 2 of the Texas Envirothon To provide students with experiences in natural resource oriented activities, which enable them to become environmentally aware and action oriented citizens.

15. Goal 3 of the Texas Envirothon To promote the stewardship of natural resources through the development of critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills.

16. What do the teachers say? What an eye-opening experience for my students! They came into the program unsure about whether or not they wanted to commit, and unanimously agreed that it was one of the most educational and fun competitions they were involved in during high school. S. Phillips, Chapel Hill High School

17. History of the Envirothon 1979 - Envirothon started by a local conservation district in Pennsylvania 1988 - First National Envirothon - 3 teams 1994 - 23 teams 1999 - 46 teams 2013 - 57 teams

18. History of the Texas Envirothon 2001 Stephen F. Austin State University; 12 teams 2002 Tyler Junior College; 7 teams 2003 Armand Bayou, UHCL; 14 teams 2004 Bear Creek Park, Houston; 11 teams 2005 Big Thicket National Preserve, Kountze; 9 teams 2006 Eastman Nature Trail, Longview; 14 teams 2007 Sheldon Lake State Park, Houston; 19 teams

19. History of the Texas Envirothon 2008 Brookhaven College, Dallas; 18 teams 2009 TX A&M Kingsville, Kingsville; 14 teams 2010 UHCL, Houston; 11 teams 2011 Eastman Nature Trail, Longview; 13 teams 2012 SFA State University, Nacogdoches; 8 teams 2013 UT Pan American, Edinburg; 13 teams 2014 UHCL, Houston; 21 teams

20. 2005, 2006 National Winners Texas takes 4 th and 3 rd at the Canon Envirothon John Cooper High School

21. 2014 Regional Winners Texas Team wins Kansas Heartland Envirothon Academy of Science and Technology

22. Who funds the Texas program? 2014 Sponsors  Eastman Chemical Company  Access Midstream  ExxonMobil Baytown  Enbridge  Entergy  GSI Environmental  The Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation  Capital Farm Credit, Conroe  Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority  JSC Federal Credit Union  Texas Association of Environmental Professionals

23. Cost Registration is $125/team Registration includes on-line study materials, T-shirt, Sunday dinner, & Monday Awards Luncheon Schools pay their own travel and hotel costs; we negotiate a discounted rate with a local hotel

24. Date & Location Dates for this year are … Spring 2015 Location TBA

25. Training Teacher training workshop (free!) Date TBA UHCL Campus, Houston Online resources available: www.texasenvirothon.org www.envirothon.org

26. Awards – Texas Awards for top score in Aquatics, Wildlife, Forestry, Soils, Current Issue, & Oral Presentation Awards for overall 1 st, 2 nd, & 3 rd place

27. Awards – National Winning Texas team attends the NCF Envirothon competition where students compete for scholarships and prizes. Over $100,000 of scholarships available 2015 North American Envirothon: Springfield, Missouri July 27 – August 2, 2015

28. Promoting the Texas Envirothon www.TexasEnvirothon.org Follow us: For more information: Wendy Reistle: Reistle@uhcl.edu