Envirothon Support

[Mike Brown]

Does your state conservation agency help support your State Envirothon program? If so, how?

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[Brian Farkas]

The West Virginia Conservation Agency provides a $2,500 scholarship to the 3rd place Envirothon team. The agency also provides in-kind contributions of staff time.

[Sandra Weitzel]

The North Carolina Div. of Soil & Water Conservation supports the Envirothon through a number of different staffs’ time & travel, through in-kind printing and other office type services, and through maintaining the Envirothon State Coordinator as a small percentage of one position’s time.

[Kendall Tyree]

Our Department of Conservation & Recreation, Department of Forestry, Department of Environmental Quality and others all serve as resources for Envirothon when we need it. Many times individuals have assisted with test writing, served as a station judge, oral presentation judge or otherwise. Our state agencies do not offer financial support to our Envirothon program. Our program is supported primarily by Dominion Virginia Power and our program is named accordingly the Dominion Envirothon. We’d be happy to discuss our Envirothon program if you have questions. Our program has grown exponentially in recent years and we are thrilled with the interest.
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[Doug Thomas]

Mike:

The MN Board of Water and Soil Resources does not contribute fianancially to our State Envirothon, however we do provide some staff support.

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[Kim Richardson]

In Kentucky, our state agency provides staff to organize the program. Also, other state agencies assist such as Kentucky Division of Water, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Kentucky Division of Forestry. Basically, our sponsors are just the funding source and we put together the program.

[Michael Latham]

The NYS Conservation Committee provided staff assistance for the envirothon program focusing on the State level competition. Historically we have also provided sponsorship funds of up to $1000, however this practice ended in 2006. We have requested consideration for this years appropriation hoping to renew our financial committeemen to the event.

[Louise Lawrence]

Md Department of Agriculture provides funds, at present $2500/yr, for Envirothon
Additionally, local level MDA staff contributes their time when “on the MDA clock” to training, program development and organizing Envirothon events at county & state level
State level MDA staff provide support during state event

[Mark Clark]

We provide $20,000 annually for State and National events on a reimbursement basis…

Ww also sit on a committee run by the Environthojn chair in the State, usually a supervisor or a employee. Help out as needed, judges other at State event.

[Carolyn Hefner]

The agency sponsors a $2,500 scholarship. We allow for staff support. The conservation supervisors that serve on the committee and provide assistance during the event are allowed to receive travel expenses and per diem of $60.00 per day.

[Mark Cronquist]

I am a staff member for the Colorado State Conservation Board (CSCB) and serve on the Colorado Envirothon Planning Committee. Our state’s Envirothon program is only two years old and was initiated by an individual conservation district with sponsorship from the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts. CSCB approved my involvement with Envirothon to promote natural resource management education for Colorado teens in support of the state’s conservation districts in their youth outreach efforts.

My role on the committee is to provide guidance in contest protocol and providing quality control for the topic area specialists as they develop the written and hands-on tests as well as the current issues presentation planning. During the contest, I review test scoring to insure consistency and accuracy as well as final score tabulations.

I’m currently working with the state Envirothon committee to facilitate a strategic planning session to expand the youth groups participating in this program and to develop a fund-raising and partnership-building plan.

[Thayne Mickelson]

Utah Conservation Commission has given $3000 each year for Envirothon support. In addition we provide financial support for an Education Director that oversees the program. During the event staff from the state also support as judges and event support staff. This year the topic was agriculture sustainability. I wrote the test and was the station presenter.

[Laurie Zeller]

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation provides both technical and financial assistance to the Montana Envirothon. We receive $25,000 a year from the legislature, which is contracted through the Fergus Conservation District to pay for coordination services, hosting expenses, and for scholarships. DNRC also serves on the steering committee which helps plan and organize the event.

[Brent Dykes]

Georgia staff serve as coordinators and judges the 4 regional events. Georgia staff also develop curriculum for the hot topic of the year. The Georgia Association of Conservation District Supervisors provides monetary support and local conservation districts often sponsor local school teams.

[Robert Baldwin]

We provide financial support and staff support for training and the event.

 

[Kent Zimmerman]

We support with staff time and two booths, 1) Flood Plane/Dam Safety 2) Hydrology/G W Geology

[Phyllis McGuire]

I am the Envirothon contact person in the Alabama State Soil and Water Conservation Committee office for the state Envirothon Program. I serve on a committee that plans for the State competition as well as promoting the program throughout the year. The Alabama Association of Conservation Districts provide financial support to the winning District for travel to the National Competition each year.

[Mark Gilbert]

We support the area and State competitions and pay the winning teams expenses to the national competition through a 319 grant that we get from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.

[Don Underwood]

We run it

[Teri Murrison]

$1500 a year, plus 2 employees volunteering. I’m judging Idaho’s even as we speak!

[Jim Gillespie]

We contribute $2,500 and provide staff to help with regional contests and the state contest.

[Tom Anderson]

Yes, in Massachusetts the Envirothon Committee (EC) is a sub-committee of the State Commission. To assist the EC this year, the commission formed an Envirothon Council to do fund raising. It is modeled somewhat like what is being done on the North American level. The Envirothon Council is charged with fund raising and bringing in partners to support the EC. This enables the EC to focus on doing a great program and event.

[Marc Cribb]

The SCDNR Conservation Districts Program supports the SC Envirothon by providing the State Coordinator and administrative and field staff time & travel to conduct the Coaches Workshop and the state competition.

DNR also provides in-kind printing, grant writing and other services.

[Lisa Schultz]

Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s provides staff from the Bureau of Land and Water Resources to help during the event in Wisconsin when requested by the Wisconsin Land & Water Conservation Association. In the past, staff have assisted by serving as judges for oral presentations and helping at testing stations.

[Stephen Shine]

In the past, Michigan has put staff time toward Envirothon events, etc. This year, Michigan also has contributed $2,500.00.

[Lisa Knauf Owen]

Currently we are only providing limited staff time to the program.

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