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Mechanicsburg, PA - Students from nine area high schools competed in the annual Cumberland County Envirothon on Tuesday, May 6, at Mechanicsburg Sportsmen's Associations Club. The weather was perfect for the outdoor environmental education competition. The top three overall scores were The Vermicious Kanids from Cedar Cliff High School in first place, The Duckies from Cumberland Valley in second place, and The Coots from Carlisle Area in third place. The Vermicious Kanids team will represent Cumberland County at the 2008 Pennsylvania Envirothon at Penn State University, University Park Campus in State College on May 19 and 20.
The annual Cumberland County Envirothon, presented by the Cumberland County Conservation District, gives high school students hands-on field experience dealing with environmental issues. Students complete five exams that present problems focusing on wildlife, aquatics, forestry, soils, and a current issue; this year's issue was Recreational Impact on the Natural Environment. Nine schools totaling 30 teams representing 130 students participated. A picnic style lunch was served by volunteers from the Mechanicsburg Sportsmen's Association and all participants and advisors received a Cumberland County Envirothon t-shirt. Li Kohr, Assistant to Senator Pat Vance, and Commissioner Rick Rovegno help to handout trophies to the overall winners of the event. Additionally, the Conservation District received financial support from the following local businesses, which helped to provide for lunch, trophies and t-shirts for the event.
2008 Cumberland County Envirothon Donation List
Adams Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Triple Crown Corporation, Inc.
Evans Engineering, Inc.
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Michael C. D'Angelo, PLS
Diffenbaugh Surveying
Leon E. Wintermyer, Inc.
John W. Gleim, Jr., Inc.
Nesbit Development, LLC
Madden Engineering Services, Inc.
J. Michael Brill & Associates, Inc.
Pennoni Associates Inc.
Alpha Consulting Engineers. Inc.
Skelly & Loy, Inc.
J.D. Eckman, Inc.
Dawood Engineering, Inc.
Brehm-Lebo Engineering, Inc.
H. Edward Black & Associates, P.C.
Liberty Excavators, Inc.
R.S. Mowery & Sons, Inc.
Hoover Engineering Services Inc.
Conewago Enterprises, Inc.
Pictured from left to right: Liz Limbacher, Casey Johnson, Miranda Cover, Connie Chon, and Katie Clark
State College, PA - The Vermicious Kanids from Cedar Cliff High School represented Cumberland County at the State Envirothon on May 19th and 20th. The first day of the Envirothon was specifically for the Oral Component part of the competition. This was the first year that the State Envirothon counted the score of the Oral Component as part of the final score for the competition. The students were asked to identify two Critical Recreational Activities that negatively effects the Appalachian Trail and to present valid solutions explaining how they would minimize the negative impacts on Wildlife, Soils, Aquatics, and Forestry.
The second day the teams complete five exams focusing on wildlife, aquatics, forestry, soils, and a current issue; this year's issue was Recreational Impact on the Natural Environment. There was also an extra station that taught the students about building biodiesel. The student dealt with continual rain for the entire day, but canopies were erected above each station to give the students some relief from the rain.
The Vermicious Kanids ranked 12th out of 66 teams for the event. This is the highest ranking that Cumberland County has ever received at the state level. The Vermicious Kanids were advised by Justin Weaver and assisted by Stacy Thorpe. The team consisted of Liz Limbacher, Casey Johnson, Connie Chon, Katie Clark, and Miranda Cover. The Cumberland County Conservation District would like to congratulate the team for their excellent work and great performance at the State Envirothon.
If you are a teacher in Cumberland County and would like to participate in the Envirothon, please contact the Conservation District.
Past Envirothon Champions
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