Pennsylvania Envirothon Mission:
The Envirothon is an environmental education program made available to Pennsylvania Conservation Districts in partnership with related state and federal agencies and other organizations. The Envirothon program is designed to test high school students’ knowledge of Pennsylvania’s natural resources and environmental sciences. The program emphasizes the importance of environmental sensitivity while stressing a need to achieve a social, ecological, and economic balance. The Pennsylvania Envirothon provides future generations with the ability to be better equipped to address the complex natural resource concerns facing today’s world as well as the challenges of tomorrow.
Envirothon Competition:
Envirothons are held every spring in counties across Pennsylvania. Participating high schools provide teams of up to five students who are tested in five subject areas or “ecosystem” areas including aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife, and a current issue. A different current environmental issue is selected every year. The winning team from each county is eligible to participate in the State-wide Envirothon and possibly the National Envirothon.
Dauphin County Envirothon:
The Dauphin County Conservation District has hosted the Dauphin County Envirothon since 1990. In 2011, the District hosted the 22nd annual Dauphin County Envirothon on May 3, 2011 at the Dauphin County Agricultural and Natural Resources Center, Dauphin, PA. Participating in the 2011 event were teams of students from Central Dauphin High School, Central Dauphin East High School, Hershey High School, Lower Dauphin High School, Milton Hershey School, and Upper Dauphin High School. Funding for the Envirothon is provided by the Dauphin County Conservation District and contributions from local businesses. Following is a list of sponsors for the 2011 event:
Dauphin County 2011 Envirothon Corporate Sponsors
| The Hershey Company | Gold Level Sponsor |
| Handwerk Site Contractors | Silver Level Sponsor |
| Klinger Lumber Company | Silver Level Sponsor |
| PA American Water Company | Silver Level Sponsor |
| WHTM-TV Channel 27 | Silver Level Sponsor |
| Metro Bank | Bronze Level Sponsor |
| Karns Quality Foods | Bronze Level Sponsor |
Winning Teams of the 2011 Dauphin County Envirothon
This year’s Dauphin County Envirothon was held on May 3, 2011 at the Dauphin County Agricultural and Natural Resources Center, Dauphin, PA. Teams of students from Central Dauphin High School, Central Dauphin East High School, Hershey High School, Lower Dauphin High School, Milton Hershey School, and Upper Dauphin High School participated in the event. Awards were presented to the three highest scoring teams with the first place team participating in the State-wide Envirothon.. Pictured below are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams of the 2011 Dauphin County Envirothon.
1st Place: Hershey High School
Second Place: Upper Dauphin High School
3rd Place: Milton Hershey School
