What is the Envirothon?

The Manitoba Envirothon is an annual hands-on environmental education competition for high school students, designed to encourage team work, problem-solving skills, and public speaking skills while fostering an appreciation for current environmental issues.

Envirothon combines the exhilaration of team competition, the challenge of learning about environmental issues, and the experience of using this knowledge in hands-on activities. This approach to environmental education helps students develop skills necessary to address environmental issues, such as collaboration, critical thinking, and public debate.

As the new host of the Manitoba Envirothon, the Manitoba Association of Watersheds is proud to welcome you and your students to participate in the 27th Annual Manitoba Envirothon! Providing meaningful professional development opportunities to students and teachers alike, the program continues to serve as an excellent avenue for students with an interest in natural resources, to make important connections in the professional community, and to learn more about future career prospects in the natural sciences and its many related fields.

Regionals

The regional events will take place between April 17th and 26th. These are designed for students to come and learn for the day. Students and advisors will have the Envirothon experience without as large of a time commitment to studying the resource documents ahead of time. All teams must register and participate at the regional level to be eligible to advance to the provincial Envirothon; however, teams can choose to only attend the regional competition! The top-scoring team from each regional event will advance to the provincial event and the remaining teams will be selected by overall top score.

Provincials

The provincial competition will take place from May 23rd to 25th! All study materials are provided by the Manitoba Envirothon Steering Committee, which is made up of professionals, experts, and former Envirothon competitors. The 2024 Provincial Competition will be held at the International Peace Garden! The Peace Garden sits on the border of Canada and the United States and you will enter through your respective port of entry. Because you will depart through customs you will need a Passport or government-issued ID with copy of birth certificate. For minors, a birth certificate will suffice. If you have any concerns, please let us know. We cannot wait to see you there!

The winner of the provincial event will then attend the international NCF Envirothon event in July 2024! You can find out more at the NCF Envirothon website.