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Mission
Statement
The Pennsylvania Envirothon educates high school students
in natural resource and environmental sciences. |
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of environmental sensitivity while stressing a need to achieve a social, ecologic and economic balance in life. The learning
objectives emphasize awareness, knowledge, attitudes and application. The Pennsylvania Envirothon provides future generations
with the ability to be better equipped to address the complex natural resource concerns facing today's world as well as the
challenges of tomorrow | Introduction
Young minds thrive on challenges. The Envirothon is a program designed to cultivate a desire
to learn more about our natural environment through competitive events. For over 20 years, high schools in Pennsylvania have
been recognizing the value of the Envirothon experience. Students and their teachers become empowered by their own motivation
as the Envirothon engages them in an exciting, multi-faceted study of the environment. Students involved in the Envirothon
often pursue further education in environmental fields. Many Envirothon participants pursuing college degrees in various natural
resource studies have indicated that their education choice was partly due, or strengthened by, their Envirothon experience.
Many Envirothon advisors credit the Envirothon with increasing student interest and involvement in environmental sciences.
To many people involved, the Envirothon is more than just a competition.
Program Goals
The goal of the Pennsylvania
Envirothon is not only to teach environmental facts and realities, but also to instill an understanding of the ecological
and community factors that are involved in environmental decisions and actions. With society facing a number of pressing environmental
management issues in areas such as water quality, ecosystems, solid waste and land use, it’s important to show tomorrow’s
leaders the positive and negative effects that individual actions have on the natural environment. Understanding the difference
between renewable and nonrenewable resources, realizing environmental interactions and interdependencies, and knowing where
to turn for facts concerning environmental matters are all part of the Envirothon experience. Thousands of students have met
the challenge and are becoming more environmentally aware, action-oriented adults.
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