COUNTY CONNECTIONS WITH OUR SCHOOLS IS CRITICAL TO ENGAGING YOUTH IN CONSERVATION With the cancellation of the 2020 Wisconsin Envirothon due to COVID-19, a number of schools and students lost out on the opportunity to participate in the Wisconsin Envirothon. This year the Youth Education Committee worked hard to organize a virtual WI Envirothon using the opportunity to reach schools and students that had never participated before. Our Youth Education Committee is made up of county conservation staff through-out the state who have personal connections and relationships with their local schools. Many of the staff have built these local connections overtime through the conservation programs they promote in the schools. By being in the schools promoting their conservation programs, our county conservation staff are the perfect partner to build those local connections and help us expand our reach to students statewide.
Being able to promote the WI Land+Water Conservation Association Youth Education programs is critical to ensuring that the next generation is educated about conservation challenges, practices and ways to conserve our natural resources. Our county staff are on the front lines and with the virtual Envirothon we saw first-hand the impact our county staff have on reaching students and getting them engaged with conservation education and programs.
Congrats, Slinger High!
Ben McMeeken, Team Captain
(from left to right) Madi Jensen, Julianna Duerst, Hannah Hellesen, Austin Junk
Congratulations to Slinger High School and all the teams that competed in our virtual Envirothon. We would also like to thank our sponsors and supporters of the WI Envirothon. To view the winners of the Wisconsin Envirothon and to see our sponsors please visit us online.
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