Chesco Envirothon 2021 To Focus On Water Resource Management

WEST CHESTER, PA — Water Resource Management is the theme for this year's Chester County Envirothon competition.

The schools-based tradition that challenges students' knowledge of the natural environment will continue virtually this year on April 14.

The 2021 Chester County Envirothon will feature high school seniors on 11 teams from eight schools across the county. All teams in the competition will explore the important facets of current environmental issues, with this year's theme focusing on finding solutions to Water Resource Management.

"This year, we had to limit the competition to just high school seniors, and we are very pleased to welcome 11 teams from eight schools," said Gaye Lynn Criswell, Envirothon Coordinator at the Chester County Conservation District, the County agency that oversees the Envirothon.

"Despite the pandemic-led challenges faced by schools this year, the students and teachers still wanted to compete, and have studied all year to represent their school. Following this year’s theme, the students are being charged to find real-world solutions to groundwater issues that are currently experienced by communities throughout the state," Criswell said.

The Chester County Envirothon has been in place for nearly 35 years. A component of the Pennsylvania Envirothon Program, the competition is a cumulative process that addresses awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and application of environmental issues.

Results of the Chester County Envirothon will be received after competition day, and the winning team will advance to the State Envirothon in May — also being held virtually this year.

The county said organizers hope to return to an in-person event next year at Hibernia Park, for school teams that range from third to twelfth grades.

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