Envirothon signups open until April 8

Palouse Conservation District’s annual Whitman County Envirothon competition will be April 26 at Klemgard County Park. It is open to ninth-twelfth graders and is an opportunity for students to extend their knowledge of environmental science and natural resource management.The current issue topic for this year is Salt and Freshwater Estuaries.

The one-day event, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., encourages students to exercise their problem solving skills as they rotate through five stations including soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife and a current environmental issue. The competition lasts three hours and is followed by lunch and awards. Teams consist of 3 to 5 students active in environmental studies, agriculture, 4-H or FFA, Earth Services Corps, chemistry, biology or other related disciplines.

A limited amount of funding for transportation costs is available from the Palouse Conservation District.

Registration cutoff date for participants is April 8.

For more information, call Jennifer Boie at (509) 332-4101 or check http://www.envirothon.org.

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Registration cutoff date for participants is April 8.

For more information, call Jennifer Boie at (509) 332-4101 or check http://www.envirothon.org.