For the Aquatic Ecology, Forestry, Soil & Land Use and Wildlife cagegories, besides the websites listed below, please visit the Canon website's curriculum guidelines at http://www.envirothon.org/curriculum-guidelines.html for additional resources when studying for the Regional, State and National comepetition.
AQUATIC ECOLOGY - Water ecology, water chemistry, plants and animals living in or around water, water quality, water conservation, etc. Aquatic Ecology Key Points ... Aquatic Study Packet
http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page/portal/sfwmdmain/educators%20%20students
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/waterproperties.html
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/wateruse.html
http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthgwaquifer.html
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/characteristics.html
http://water.epa.gov/drink/index.cfm
http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_wright_envisci_8/0,8543,1052341-,00.html
CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE - A topic selected annually by the State or Regional Envirothon Planning Committee. Most years the Florida Envirothon Committee selects the same topic as the National Committee and the Study Materials are found at www.envirothon.org. Current Issue Study Packet (shared by the Central and Lakes Region)
http://www.envirothon.org/current-competition.html
DCCD Fact Sheet 1 (Dauphin County Conservation District – DCCD)
DCCD Fact Sheet 2
EPA Reducing Stormwater Costs (U. S. Environmental Protection Agency – EPA)
EPA How Does Green Infrastructure Benefit the Environment
EPA Roof Cover
LID Questions and Answers
LID A Literature Review (selected section)
LID For Big Box Retailers
NRDC Stormwater Strategies (selected chapters 2, 3, and 12)
SWMPC LID – News 1 (South West Michigan Planning Commission – SWMPC)
SWMPC LID – News 2
SWMPC LID – News 3
SWMPC LID – News 4
SWMPC LID – News 5
FORESTRY - Forest ecology, tree identification, insects, diseases, timber measurements, forest management, urban forestry, forest economics, etc. Forestry Key Points ... Forestry Study Packet
http://gaia.flemingc.on.ca/~dhendry/nrstrid.htm
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/links.htm
http://tree.ltrr.arizona.edu/dendrochronology.html
http://www.forestinfo.org/
http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/420/420-560/420-560.html
http://www.idahoforests.org/health.htm
www.americanforests.org/resources/urbanforests/
www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualforest
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/glossary/
SOIL & LAND USE - Classification, soil formation, basic chemical and physical properties, profiles, soil characteristics, soil surveys, site suitability, erosion, land use, conservation practices, etc. Soil & Land Use Key Points ... Soil & Land Use Study Packet
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov
http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/detailed/intro.html
http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/
http://soilerosion.net/
http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en.html
http://soils.usda.gov/education/facts/formation.html
http://www.newp.com/wetland.jpg
http://www.hwr.arizona.edu/globe/soilwords.html
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geolsurv/Terrain&Soils/Default.htm
WILDLIFE -
Identification, habitat, foods, diseases, rules and regulations, management, etc. Wildlife Key Points ... Wildlife Study Packet
http://myfwc.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/index.htm
http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/html/benthosclean.html
http://plants.usda.gov/java/
http://educators.fws.gov/educators.html
http://www.42explore.com/animaltracks.htm
http://species.fws.gov/
http://nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/youthdevelopment/DA6340.html
http://enature.com/
http://www.invasivespecies.gov/
http://contaminants.fws.gov/Issues/InvasiveSpecies.cfm
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1189
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/index.htm
http://www.nature.org/initiatives/invasivespecies/
http://biology.usgs.gov/invasive/
http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/eobe/glossary.shtml
http://www.defenders.org/programs_and_policy/wildlife_conservation/threats/offshore_drilling.php
USEFUL WEBSITES THAT MAY COVER INFORMATION FOR ALL CATEGORIES
http://www.envirothon.org/curriculum-guidelines.html
http://www.globe.gov/sda/tg/globetg.html
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthgwdecline.html
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/index.htm
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/garbage-energy/
http://www.wte.org/faq
http://www.nrel.gov/
http://sofia.usgs.gov/index.html
CURRENT LOCATION: Tree Tops Park http://www.broward.org/Parks/TreeTopsPark/Pages/Default.aspx. Questions pertaining to the park will be on written tests.
EXAMPLE TESTS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL CANON ENVIROTHON WEBSITE - http://www.envirothon.org/test-writing/167.html
All study packets are suggested topics, concepts and areas of interest. Questions are NOT necessarily directly taken from each of the study packets. Websites are those either suggested by the National Canon Envirothon, Florida Envirothon, or Broward County Regional Envirothon.
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