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Envirothon

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Background:

Envirothon is organized by the Ontario Forestry Association and offered to secondary school students each year in communities throughout Ontario. Stewardship Councils under the auspices of the Ministry of Natural Resources take the lead in bringing community partners together to run Regional Envirothons. The winning team from each regional event goes on to compete in the Provincial Competition.

Purpose of Notice:

Each year the Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Envirothon has been organized by a Steering Committee made of representatives from the schools, the community, the Conservation Authority and the Ministry of Natural Resources. The purpose of this notice is to outline early information about the 2011 Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Envirothon.

By now schools should have received an information package from the Ontario Forestry Association containing details and registration information for 2011. The packages are most likely found with the Head of Science, Head of Geography or the teacher who fielded a team in 2010. Registration and information can be found and downloaded from the Envirothon website. www.ontarioenvirothon.on.ca

The Regional Coordinator can also be contacted for information or questions.

Lorraine Norminton
Hamilton-Wentworth Stewardship Coordinator
c/o Ministry of Natural Resources
1 Stone Road
Guelph, ON, N1G 4Y2
Phone: 519.826.3569
Cellphone: 905.902.4920
Email: lorraine.norminton@ontario.ca

Registration for 2011 Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Envirothon

EnvirothonSchools must register directly with the Ontario Forestry Association as per the registration package and pay the early registration fee of $113.00 including HST. (The deadline is January 31, 2011)

Please note that the Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Envirothon is limited to one team per school to a maximum 14 (fourteen) teams. Participation will be on a first come basis as confirmed by the Ontario Forestry Association. Don’t delay your decision to compete.

Register with the Ontario Forestry Association a.s.a.p.

N.B. – second team registration will open on January 21, 2011 – first come basis

Note: see requirements on page 2 and get approval from your school administration.

After you register, you will receive an e-mail from the Ontario Forestry Association with a user name and password to access the current issue on the Envirothon website. This replaces the CD previously sent out.

Important Dates

Saturday March 26, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – location to be announced

This workshop will focus on the Special Topic for 2011 - Salt and Fresh Water Estuaries

Salt water estuaries are semi-enclosed areas where sea water and freshwater mix. Freshwater estuaries are regions where lake and river waters mix. Estuaries are among the most productive ecosystems on earth and have been considered by some to be second only to the rainforests in productivity. They also are important as a first line of defence against the destructive power of the oceans caused by hurricanes, tropical storms, strong gales, high tides, and other natural disturbances. These estuarine marshlands still provide valuable ecosystem functions such as habitat for wildlife, a place for hundreds of marine organisms to spawn, filter sediments and pollutants, and acting as a buffer between land and ocean by absorbing floodwaters and dissipating storm surges.

The workshop will also include information about preparing for the Envirothon Competition. More information will be sent out closer to the workshop.

Competition Dates for 2011

The Steering Committee has set the following dates for this years practice day and competition day.

Practice Day Wednesday April 6, 2011 - 8:00 am - 3:30 p.m.
Rain Date: Wednesday April 13, 2011		 Dundas Valley Trail Centre
Competition Day Wednesday April 20, 2011 – 8:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Rain Date: Wednesday April 27, 2011		 Dundas Valley Trail Centre
Provincial Competition - from May 4 (evening) to May 7 at the Tim Horton Onondaga Farms in St. George Ontario

Other Requirements and Details:

  • Teachers must accompany their school team to the above events and provide supervision.
  • Teachers are responsible for completing a trip form for their school team.
  • CONSENT TO PHOTOGRAPH - We expect to have some media coverage. Teachers and students will be asked to complete consent to photograph form at a later date.
  • TRANSPORTATION: Teams must provide their own transportation to workshops, the Practice Day and the Competition Day.
  • INTERNAL COVERAGE: Coverage as is done for other teams and competitions is to be arranged at the school.
  • LUNCH - Teams bring their own lunch. Water and juice will be provided.
  • DRESS for the weather and outdoors, layers, boots, gloves, hats - note waders are provided for stream work
  • The newly revised Rules and Regulations for Ontario Envirothon are included with this information. Teams are advised to review prior to competition.

Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Envirothon 2011 Team Roster:

Teachers are advised that each team may bring up to 10 members to the workshops and Practice Session. However, on competition day only five team members, (plus one extra) can come and compete.

The competition is limited to one team per school to a maximum of fourteen teams. Second team registration will open on January 21, 2011 on a first come basis and subject to payment of a second registration.

Steering Committee

Input and comment is welcome. Please contact Lorraine Norminton at 905.902.4920 or email: lorraine.norminton@ontario.ca

Information Poster

Please post the information poster in prominent locations in your school. Feel free to make copies. Click here to view the information poster.