2009 Texas Envirothon

Kingsville
April 4–6, 2009

Area of Study	Top Score	School, Team
Aquatics	78/100	John Cooper School, Team A
Forestry	78/100	Clear Lake High School
Soils	78/100	Rio Hondo High School, Team B
Wildlife	75/100	John Cooper School, Team A
Current Issue	92/100	John Cooper School, Team A
Oral Presentation	184/200	College Park Academy of Science and Technology, Team B

Association of Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Canon USA
Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Outdoors Texas
Environmental Institute of Houston, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority
Harris County Soil & Water Conservation District
Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District
Richardson Environmental Action League
Stephen F. Austin State University
Texas A&M University/Extension
Texas Association for Environmental Education
Texas Association of Environmental Professionals
Texas Discovery Gardens
Texas Forest Service
Texas Forestry Association
Shell Oil Company – Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Fourteen teams representing 10 schools participated in the competition.

Resources

Aquatics, Dianna Ramirez, Environmental Institute of Houston, UHCL
Biodiversity in a Changing World – Brenda Weiser, Environmental Institute of Houston, UHCL
Forestry, Angie Soldinger, Conservation Education Coordinator, Texas Forest Service
Soils, Dennis Brezina, Resource Soil Scientist, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Wildlife: Identifying Animal Tracks and Signs, Greg Pleasant, Wildlife Biologist, TPWD