1. Texas Envirothon Looking for an Excuse to Get Outdoors? 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 North American 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 (Sustainable Agriculture/ Locally Grown)

9. Current Issue Sustainable Agriculture/Locally Grown: Best practices from organic agriculture Sustainable aquaculture Polycultural farming Integrated pest management Animal husbandry practices Bees and other pollinators Urban farming Way crops are sold

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

11. 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

12. 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.

13. History of the North American 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

14. 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

15. History of the Texas Envirothon 2007 Sheldon Lake State Park, Houston; 19 teams 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

16. Who funds the Texas program?  Eastman Chemical Company  Enbridge, Inc.  Environmental Institute of Houston, UHCL  Texas Association for Environmental Education  Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority  Canon USA  Texas Association of Environmental Professionals  Harris County Soil & Water Conservation District  Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District  Association of Texas Soil & Water Conservation Districts

17. 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

18. Dates Dates for this year are … April 5-7, 2014 Houston

19. Training Teacher training workshop (free!) January 11, 2014 UHCL Campus, Houston Online resources available: www.texasenvirothon.org www.envirothon.org

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

21. Awards Winning Texas team attends the North American Envirothon competition where students compete for scholarships and Canon products. Over $100,000 of scholarships available 2014 North American Envirothon: Athens, Georgia July 20 – 24, 2014

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