November 25, 2007
International Envirothon Needs Volunteers in 2008
Flagstaff will be the host location of the International Canon Envirothon from 28 July through 3 August 2008, and they need Master Naturalists and Master Watershed Stewards to volunteer!
Volunteer opportunities include the following: registration, public affairs,testing, education,monitoring,transportation, student and coach activities, hospitality, and more.
The central location for the event will be the new NAU Convention Center. The local event host is the Willow Bend Environmental Center, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Coconino Natural Resource Conservation District, located at Sawmill Park County Park.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kris Graham Chavez at 602.280.8842 or kristingrahamchavez@az.usda.gov .
-- If you would like to learn more details about the upcoming 2008 event, go to www.azenvirothon.org .
-- If you would like to learn more about the Canon Envirothon in general, go to www.envirothon.org .
-- If you are interested in providing sponsorship for the 2008 Envirothon, please contact Rodney Held, Arizona Dept of Water Resources, who is Arizona's Committee Chair, at rjheld@azwater.gov.
-- If you are a student or educator in Arizona interested in how to compete or coach in the Envirothon competitions, go to http://www.envirothon.org/getinvolved/index.php. For Coconino County, contact the local Coconino Natural Resource Conservation District through Willow Bend Environmental Education Center regarding Envirothon information, by calling 928.779.1745, or e-mail info@willowbendcenter.org.
Otherwise, to contact your local Natural Resource Conservation District, find it first by going to this map to find which of the 42 Arizona districts you are in. When you think you have the name of the district you are in, then you can try the white pages for the phone number, or "Google" it on line.
The state-level competition to see who will represent Arizona in 2008 will be held 28-29 March in two locations in Cottonwood, Clemenceau School and Deadhorse State Park. Envirothons are well organized, and the schedule includes volunteer training. If you would like to volunteer at the state competition, please contact Kris Graham Chavez at 602.280.8842 or kristingrahamchavez@az.usda.gov .
The 2007 Envirothon was held at the Hobart & Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York from 29 July through 4 August. The team representing Arizona, from Cienega High School, came in 17th out of 54 teams. Flagstaff's Sinagua High came in 3rd in the state competition this year. To learn and see more about this years event, go to http://www.envirothon.org/competition/Canon2007/index.php.
