Virginia’s Dominion Energy Envirothon

COVID-19 update Oct. 12th, 2020

During the VASWCD Educational Foundation board meeting, held Sept. 29th, 2020, it was decided that the 2020-2021 Virginia Dominion Energy Envirothon Program will occur virtually to ensure the safety of students, coaches, judges, volunteers and SWCD Staff.  Bonnie Mahl, the Virginia Dominion Energy Envirothon Coordinator, is working with Virginia Soil & Water Conservation District Staff to design the virtual Envirothon program.  It was decided that Areas would work together to put on a training and competition. 

Envirothon Coach Letter  Nov 2020

Click here to watch the 2020-2021 Virginia Dominion Energy Envirothon Launch Event that occurred Jan 7th, 2021. 

2020-2021 Current Issue:

Water Resources Management: Local Control and Local Solutions

Virtual State Competition:

Sunday May 16th, 2021  

•  2021 State Competition Rules (updated March 4th, 2021)
•  2021 State Competition Guidance Document  (updated Mar. 4th, 2021)
• 2021 Appeals document (added Feb. 26th, 2021)

Station Training Materials

• Aquatics Power Point by Sara Jordan
• NRCS Document: How to read a Topography Map and Delineate a Watershed
• Forestry Powerpoint by Jon Rockett

2020-2021 Area Training & Competition Dates

Area I & Area 2 

Virtual Training:   Jan 30th, 2021

Training resources 

• Forestry
• Forestry Advanced 
• Wildlife -Mammals of Virginia Power Point 
• Current Issue Power Point Presentation 
• Current Issue Resources
• Training Videos on VASWCD Education YouTube Channel 
• Videos from the Virtual Training
  • Beginning Forestry 
  • Advanced Forestry 
  • Beginning Aquatics
  • Advanced Aquatics
  • Wildlife for all levels
    • Wildlife Power Point 

Virtual Competition:   week of April 19th-25th 

(Area I includes: Rockbridge, City of Lexington, City of Buena Vista, Rockingham, Page, City of Harrisonburg, Warren, Shenandoah, Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester, Bath, Highland, Alleghany, Highland, City of Covington, Botetourt, Craig, Augusta, City of Staunton and Waynesboro)

(Area II includes: Madison, Greene, Culpeper, Orange, Rappahannock, Greene, Fauquier, Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, Nelson, Albemarle, Louisa, Fluvanna, and the City of Charlottesville)

Area III & Area VI 

                                          Coaches Meeting – Feb. 17th, 4-5pm 

Virtual Training:  March 12th 4pm-5pm

Training Resources

• Aquatics Power Point Video
• Current Issue Power Point
• Forestry
  • Introduction to Dendro
• Soils Power Point Video 
• Wildlife Power Point

Virtual Competition:  Saturday April 17th,  10am-1:00pm 

 

(Area III includes: New Kent, Charles City, James City, York, City of Williamsburg, Hanover, Caroline, Henrico, Powhatan, Goochland, Westmoreland, Richmond, Northumberland, Lancaster, Middlesex, Gloucester, Matthews, Essex, King William, King and Queen, Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George, and City of Fredericksburg)

(Area VI includes: Dinwiddie, City of Petersburg, Chesterfield, Prince George, Greensville, Sussex, Southampton, Surry, Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Accomack, and Northampton)

Area IV & Area V 

Training:  Friday March 12th, 2021 

• Training Videos
  • Aquatics
    • Training Video from Area I & II Advanced Aquatics
    • Area I & II Aquatics Video on Marco Invertebrates and How to Delineate a Watershed 
  • Forestry
    • Consider Logging Residue Needs for BMP Implementation When Harvesting Biomass for Energy
    • Effectiveness of Skid Trail Closure Techniques. Forest Operations Research Highlights
    • Effectiveness of Temporary Stream Crossing Closure Techniques Forest Operations Research Highlights
  • Soils 
  • Wildlife
  • Current Issue
  • Presentation Tips power point to look at while watching the Presentation Tips video 
  • Presentation Tips video 
  • March 12th Training Session Videos
    • Aquatics
    • Soils
    • Forestry
    • Main Information 

Competition:   April 19th- 25th, 2021

registration information coming early 2021

 

(Area IV includes: Lee, Wise, Dickenson, Scott, Buchanan, Russell, Tazewell, Washington, Tazewell, Smyth, Bland, Wythe, Grayson, Carroll, City of Galax, Giles, Pulaski, Montgomery, and Floyd)

(Area V includes: Roanoke, City of Roanoke, Franklin, Henry, Bedford, City of Bedford, Pittsylvania, Amherst, Campbell, Appomattox, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Charlotte, Nottoway, Prince Edward, Amelia, Buckingham, and Cumberland)

 

Check with your local SWCD or Area Envirothon host for more information.  Contact Bonnie.Mahl@vaswcd.org with questions.

 

See the Objectives/Oral Pres. Page and Resources Page for 2021 Oral Presentation Problem, Learning Objectives and additional Resources!

Download a 2019 Envirothon Coaches Handbook here!