2024 Envirothon

The 2024 Garrett County Envirothon was held on Tuesday, April 30, at Camp Hickory Environmental Education Center. 

Envirothon is a yearly training and competition for high school students. Students first compete at the County level, and if they win, they go to State. Winners of State go on to the International competition. Students from the United States, Canada, China, and Singapore participate in Envirothon.

There are Envirothon teams across the State from public school, private schools, 4-H, Boy Scouts, and many other nationally recognized clubs and organization. Currently here in Garrett County, there are only two teams, one from Northern Garrett High School and one from Southern Garrett High School.

Representatives from the Garrett Soil Conservation District, the Maryland Department of Agriculture, the Maryland DNR Park Service, Forestry and Wildlife Agencies, the Garrett County Forestry Board, and the Extension Office help with training days and the actual competition.

There are five categories of competition: Aquatics, Forestry, Soils, Wildlife, and a 5th Surprise Issue. This year the Surprise Issue was “Waste to Resources”.

Winners of the categories were: 

• Aquatics – Southern Salamanders
• Forestry – Southern Salamanders
• Soils – Southern Salamanders
• Wildlife – Southern Salamanders
• 5th Issue – Northern High School