More than 265 teenagers from 44 states and nine Canadian provinces are at NAU to participate in North America’s largest high school environmental education competition, the 2008 Canon Envirothon.<\/p>\n
Throughout the competition, teams\u2014including a contingent from Sinagua High School in Flagstaff\u2014will be tested on their knowledge of soils and land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife and a current environmental issue.<\/p>\n
This year’s topic for the competition is “Recreational Impacts on Natural Resources.” Students will analyze long- and short-term environmental, social and economic factors relative to recreational impacts upon natural resources and their management.<\/p>\n
As they continue to learn about environmental issues affecting natural resources, participants will have the opportunity to compete for a share of more than $125,000 in educational scholarships, as well as Canon products.<\/p>\n
The competition, which runs through Aug. 3, is organized by the National Association of Conservation Districts in the United States, the U.S. Forest Service and the Natural Resource Conservation Service.<\/p>\n
For information and updates, visit\u00a0www.envirothon.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"