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OFBF's Promotion and Education program donated $500 toward the Ohio Envirothon, an outdoor competition that tests high school students' knowledge of soils and land use, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology and current environmental issues. The Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation districts and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) sponsor the annual event.

Twenty teams from 17 high schools participated in this year’s competition. The teams earned the opportunity to compete at the state level by placing among the top four in five regional Envirothons held in May.

Each year, the Envirothon focuses on a specific environmental issue. This year’s topic centered on agricultural land conservation and preservation. As part of the competition, each team prepared a five-minute oral presentation, which was delivered to a panel of experts. Professionals from ODNR, Ohio State University Extension, Clark and Darke county soil and water conservation districts, Wittenberg University, Tecumseh Land Trust and Champaign Land Preservation prepared the competition questions.

The Envirothon is designed to stimulate, reinforce and enhance interest in the environment and natural resources among high school students.

The OFBF contribution was used to help sponsor the student mixer and pizza party during the state event at Urbana University.

Caption: Members of the Chief Logan FFA "Gold" team, Hocking County, pool their knowledge to answer questions at the Farm Pond Eco-Station during the field testing portion of the Envirothon. The team finished first and will represent Ohio at the Canon Envirothon in Maryland, July 26 to 31. Photo by Nelson Strong, ODNR.