Current Competition Details: Virginia’s Dominion Energy Envirothon
Virginia High School Students must participate in their spring area/regional competitions in order be able to advance to the 2026 State Competition in May 2026. Reach out to your local SWCD to learn more about getting involved!
Learn more about this program year-
This year’s Envirothon Special Topic is Non-Point Source Pollution: It begins at home! This current event topic changes each year and is chosen by the International Envirothon hosts, which is in Starkville, Mississippi this year.
The Virginia Dominion Energy State Envirothon will be held May 17-18 at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, VA. The overall first-place winner will be progressing to the International Competition in Starkville, Mississippi from July 19-25.
State Envirothon Rules *updated October 2025
Watch the Recorded 2025-2026 Virtual Envirothon Kickoff to learn more about the program, including the reveal of the 2025-2026 Oral Presentation Scenario.
For more details on the Oral Presentation Scenario, view the Oral Presentation section of our website.
Sign up for the Envirothon Newsletter!
Virtual Training Events:
Wildlife Training: March 25, 2026 at 4PM. Register for the Zoom here.
Coach Training Panel – Watch the recording here
Special Topic Training: Nonpoint Source Pollution; Watch the recording here and download presentations here and here. For more in-depth training on agricultural BMPs, check out this training.
Forestry Training: Forests, Ecology, and Plant Biology with University of Delaware; Watch the recording here and download presentations here and here
Soils Training: Digging Deeper into Soil Basics and Practical Applications; Watch the recording here and download materials here and here
Applying Envirothon Learning Objectives with Dominion Energy; Watch the recording here
Area I
Training: Saturday, February 21, 2026, at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, VA.
Competition: Tuesday, April 28, 2025, at Grand Caverns in Grottoes, VA
(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
Training: Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria, VA.
Registration Link – available to any interested team in VA until capacity reached
Competition: Thursday, April 23th, 2026, at Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria, VA.
(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
Training: Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Hanover Wayside Park in Hanover, VA.
Competition: Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Caroline County Agricultural Fairgrounds in Caroline, VA.
(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 IV
Training: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Virginia Department of Forestry Conference Room in Galax, VA.
Competition: Thursday, April 30, 2026 at New River Hill Farm & Forest in Galax, VA.
(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
Training: Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Longwood Environmental Education Center in Farmville, VA.
Competition: Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center in Appomattox, VA.
(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)
Area VI
Training: Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Midlothian Library in Chesterfield, VA AND at Virginia Tech Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center (AREC) in Accomack, VA. (Choose training closest to you)
Registration Link – for training in Chesterfield; available to any interested team in VA until capacity reached