The Conservation District greatly appreciates the financial support of this year's Bedford County Envirothon sponsors:
Akers Woodland, Blackberry Hills Farm, West Central EquipmentLLC, Wal-Mart Distribution 6047, Fort Bedford Trout Unlimited, Stiffler McGraw & Associates Inc, Reed Wertz & Roadman Inc, Ravers Gap Sportsmen Association, Bedford County Commissioner Steve Howsare, Senator John Eichelberger, Representative Dick Hess, Keep Bedford County Beautiful/PA CleanWays of Bedford County, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Inc, Kotzan CPA & Associates PC, and Sheetz Inc.
The 2011 Senior High Envirothon was held on April 28, at Shawnee State Park.
The scoresheet can be viewed here.
On a very breezy day, teams work on tests at the Aquatic Ecology and Watersheds
station along lakeshore.
Team members consult the Bedford County Soi Survey to
answer a question at the soils station.
"How tall is that tree?"; a team measures height at the forestry station.
A team confers at the wildlife station
First Place - the Everett "Wildfire" team
Second Place - The Predators from Everett
Third Place - Chestnut Ridges's Magic Mushrooms
The 2011 Junior High Envirothon was held on May 10, at Shawnee State Park.
The scoresheet can be viewed here.
Bedford's "Buteos" took first at the Aquatic Ecology, Wildlife, and Forestry stations.
The "Invasives", Bedford homeschoolers, were on top at the Current Issue station.
Chestnut Ridge's "Aquatic Squirrels" won at the Soils station.
Third place - Everett "S.A.U.N.A."
Second place - the "Bufonids" from Bedford
First place winners at the 2011 Bedford County Junior High Envirothon, from Bedford, the "Buteos".
Checking scores after the Junior High Envirothon.
The 2011 Elementary Envirothon was held on May 11, at Shawnee State Park.
The scoresheet can be viewed here.
Teams listen to REI staff present the PEAK (Promoting Environmental Awareness in Kids)
activity at the Activity station.
A team works on their test at the Aquatic Ecology and Watersheds station.
Working with a tree 'cookie', a team answers questions at the Forestry station.
A team digs for an answer at the Soils station .
Team members discuss the wildlife test.
Overall third place went to the "Blue Jays " from Northern Bedford.
The "Rattlers" from Bedford were second place winners.
And the overall winners - the "Bumble Bees" from Bedford.