New Jersey Envirothon brings together 185 students from 36 high school teams representing 16 counties.
BRIDGEWATER - The 23rd annual New Jersey Envirothon, a natural resources problem-solving competition for high school students, takes place Saturday at North Branch Park in Somerset County.
The competition brings together 185 students from 36 high school teams representing 16 counties. The Envirothon tests the students' knowledge of natural resources-related topics, including soils, forestry, aquatics, wildlife ecology and a current environmental issue, according to a news release.
This year's theme is "Invasive Species: A Challenge to the Environment, Economy and Society."
The students on the winning team will receive college scholarships, other awards and will go on to represent New Jersey at the 2016 North American Envirothon at Trent University-Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, on July 24- 29.
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The Envirothon is sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, State Soil Conservation Committee; New Jersey Association of Conservation Districts; United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service; New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; 15 soil conservation districts; and Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
The teams include:
- Arthur L. Johnson High School, Clark
- Boonton High School, Boonton
- Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill
- Cape May County Technical School, Cape May Courthouse
- Cedar Creek High School, Egg Harbor City
- Clearview Regional High School, Mullica
- High Tech High School, North Bergen
- Hightstown High School, Hightstown
- Kittatinny Regional High School, Newton
- Livingston High School, Livingston
- Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Highlands
- Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, Manahawkin
- Metuchen High School, Metuchen
- Millville Senior High School, Millville
- Montgomery High School, Skillman
- Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown
- New Providence High School, New Providence
- Princeton High School, Princeton
- Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Princeton
- Trinton Regional High School, Runnemede
- West-Windsor Plainsboro High School, Plainsboro