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Delaware Envirothon
The Delaware Envirothon, sponsored by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, is used to instruct high school students statewide in conservation methods, promote the conservation message, and highlight potential career choices to students.
Teams of five students compete in different environmental challenges in the areas of:​
aquatic ecology
soil/land use
forestry
wildlife
air quality
public speaking
a current environmental topics (a different one each year)
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For more information and program specifics, visit www.delawareenvirothon.org.
2025 Delaware Envirothon
This year, 11 high schools and one 4-H club set a Delaware Envirothon record with a total 22 teams. The competition was held at Blackbird State Forest Education Center in Townsend. Each team answered questions, reviewed specimens, and took measurements in topics dealing with aquatic ecology, soils/land use, wildlife, forestry and the current environmental issue of “Roots and Resiliency: Fostering Forest Stewardship in a Canopy of Change.” Teams also had to give a seven- to 10-minute oral presentation of a scenario based on the current issue.
Odessa High School FFA and Agriscience Team won the 2025 Delaware Envirothon, breaking Charter School of Wilmington’s 22-year Envirothon winning streak. Left to right are team members Kalena Diaz, Joseph Delaney, Zachary Binnie, Nathaniel Sutton and Keith Schmid /DNREC photo
​​​​​​Congratulations to Odessa High School FFA and Agriscience on winning First Place in the 2025 Delaware Envirothon!
The official results for the state competition are as follows:
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First place – Odessa High School FFA and Agriscience
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Second place – Charter School of Wilmington, CSW Force
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Third place – Newark Charter School Aquaholics
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Fourth place – Charter School of Wilmington, CSW Calculators
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Fifth place – Charter School of Wilmington CSW Lightning
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Sixth place – Newark Charter High School EcoManiacs
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Seventh place – Calvary Christiana Academy CCA Green Queens
Each member of the winning team earned a $500 college scholarship from the Delaware Envirothon and the team will receive an award plaque for their school. The second through seventh place teams received ribbons and cash prizes in the form of gift cards. The first-place team will represent Delaware at the 2025 National Conservation Foundation (NCF) International Envirothon to be held in Alberta, Canada, from July 20 to 26, 2025.​
The Delaware Envirothon is hosted by the Delaware Association of Conservation Districts (DACD), a voluntary, non-profit association that coordinates conservation efforts statewide to focus on natural resource issues identified by Delaware’s three local districts.
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In addition to DNREC, major sponsors include the Delaware Solid Waste Authority, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Sussex Conservation District, the Kent Conservation District, and the New Castle Conservation District, along with many other smaller donors.
The 2023 Delaware Envirothon Annual Report is now available!​​​