Envirothon set for Klemgard

The annual high school envirothon will be at Klemgard Park. Hosted by the Palouse Conservation district, Whitman County students will compete in five categories of natural resources.

The envirothon is a nation-wide event hosted by conservation districts to help teach students about the environment.

For example, in the wildlife category, students could be asked to identify the hides of local animals. For the aquatic ecology, the Union Flat Creek could be used for test questions.

Information coordinator for the district, Jennifer Boie, said students will have 20 minutes at each station set up at...