The following links and resources are shared to assist Envirothon teams preparing for competition. Each resource supports the Envirothon learning objectives and information from these items are therefore subject to inclusion on the competition test. Please use these links as supplements to the resources and links found within the Curriculum Guidelines. Current issue/Oral presentation problem resources and other station resources are updated on a regular basis.
Aquatics Resources
- EPA Nonpoint Source Pollution
- Virginia’s Water Resources – A Tool For Teachers
- Dichotomous Key to Stream Macroinvertebrates
- Stream Insects and Crustaceans, Save Our Streams, Izaak Walton League
- Stream Quality Survey, Save Our Streams, Izaak Walton League
- ABCs of Hydrogeology
Forestry Resources
- National 4-H Forestry Invitation Handbook, Cooperative Extension
- Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality, VDOF
- VDOF Educational Links
- Introduction to Riparian Forest Buffers, VDOF
- Forestry Handouts
- Our Forests Are Changing, Society of American Forestry
- Virginia’s Forest Facts
Soils Resources
- From the Surface Down…NRCS
- Land Judging and Soil Evaluation, Virginia Tech
- Hydric Soils of the United States, NRCS
- Soil Texturing, NRCS
- NRCS Soils Website
- Soil Quality Indicators
- Cultural Practices to Maintain Soil Quality and Address Climate Change
Wildlife Resources
- Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries Education Main Page
- The North American Conservation Education Strategy-A Tool Kit for Achieving Excellence
- Backyard Conservation
- Invasive Species
- Management of Virginia Ponds for Fishing
- Educators and Virginia’s Wildlife Laws
- Hunting and Trapping in Virginia
- Virginia Migratory Waterfowl Regulations
- Dove, Woodcock, Snipe, etc. Virginia Regulations
- Virginia Freshwater Fishing Regulations
- Virginias Bowhite Quail
- Animal Tracks
- Virginia Deer Management Plan
- Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat, USFWS, Chesapeake Bay Office
- Wildlife Habitat Information, VDGIF
2013 Current Issue/Oral Presentation Resources
**Don’t forget to see the Oral Presentation Page for more Presentation resources**
- Controlled Grazing of Virginia’s Pastures
- Sustainable Grazing Lands Providing a Healthy Environment
- ABCs of Pasture Grazing
- Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health Technical Reference 1734-6
- Ecosystems, Sustainability, and Grassland Management
- Envirothon Advisor’s Current Issue Introduction Presentation
- -JB Daniels, NRCS
- Rangelands – An Intro to Wild Open Spaces
- Soil Sampling and pH Management for Forages (Updated 2.18.13)
- Rotation Considerations-NRCS (Updated 2.18.13)
- Forage Growth and Management Effects (Updated 2.18.13)
- Upper Hazel River watershed TMDL Implementation Plan
- Rappahannock County Website
- Town of Washington, VA Website
- Rappahannock County Tourism
- Mount Vernon Farm
- Waterpenny Farm
- The Farm at Sunnyside
- Oral Presentation Discussion Panel Video-Graves Mountain Lodge 2.16.13