Envirothon

Roots and Resiliency:

a call to action to examine current forest practices, identify where vulnerabilities may lie, and identify necessary adaptations. Students will learn how climate models can help predict the impacts of a changing climate on forests and how this data can be used to facilitate conservation.

Envirothon 2025
   
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Morton Arboretum


Students compete as a team consisting of five individuals (plus 1 alternate) from the same high school or organization. Teams are tested in five subject areas through written tests, laboratory tests, and an oral presentation.

Registration Deadline: December 1, 2024

2025 Northeastern IL Envirothon Brochure



Envirothon State Competition 2025 will be May 5 & 6 in Monticello, IL

Sponsors welcome

Every contribution provides the tools necessary to give teams of high school students the technical and public speaking skills to become the confident thinkers who will keep conservation at the fore in all aspects of their lives.

2025 Northeastern IL Envirothon Sponsorship Packet
Stevenson High School
 Overall Envirothon Winners 2024
Each spring, teams of 5 high school students prepare with a teacher/coach to compete in the areas of aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife and a current issue in natural resources. Regional winners advance to the state and then the national competition. The Northeastern Illinois Envirothon is organized by local soil and water conservation districts and The Conservation Foundation. This competition is held over two days in early spring. One competition is held for high schools in Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Will counties. Another competition is held for high schools in Boone, DeKalb, Lake, McHenry and Winnebago counties.

Fostering Environmentally Conscious, Decision Making Young Adults

2024 Winners

Overall Winner –
Adlai Stevenson High School Team 1
   (Lincolnshire)
Future Farmers of America (FFA)
Division Winner –
Lyons Township High School Team 1
   (La Grange)
2nd Place – Lisle High School Team 1 (Lisle)
3rd Place – Hinsdale Central High School (Hinsdale) DuPage County Winner – Lisle High School Team 1 (Lisle) Kane County –
   no entrants
Congratulations to the team from Adlai Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire), winner of the Northeastern Illinois Envirothon in March, for winning first place in the Illinois state competition held May 8-9 near Monticello. 

The team came in 5th in the National Envirothon
in Geneva, New York, 
July 28 - August 3, 2024!
Above (left to right): Lyons Township High School Team 1; Lisle High School Team 1; Hinsdale Central High School
More photos at this LINK
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