Utah Envirothon Rules & Regulations

1. The Utah Envirothon competition shall consist of five event stations and an oral presentation. The five station subjects shall be soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology and a current environmental issue. Thirty (30) percent of the questions will be site specific. The oral presentation will be based on the current environmental issue.

2. Team members must be enrolled in grades 9 through 12 for the current school year.

3. Each team must be approved for competition by the local Soil Conservation District.

4. Each team will consist of three (3) to five (5) members from the same school and/or organization.

5. Team members may be accompanied by an alternate member. The alternate may compete only if a team member is unable to complete the competition.

7. In the event a combined team (teams with members from more than one school) or a team with less than five members score high enough to place in the top three, the team will be presented an award. However, the team will not be eligible to advance to the Canon Envirothon competition.

8. Each team must be accompanied by a team advisor or conservation district representative. In the event an overnight stay is required for the competition, both a male and female adult must accompany a co-ed team. No team member is allowed to leave the site without notification to the state steering committee by the team's advisor.

9. Team advisors will be responsible for their team throughout the competition. They may rotate through the teaching/testing stations with their team, but may not assist or consult with their team in any way once the testing station competition begins.

11. Medical release and parental consent forms shall be provided for each team and alternate team members attending the event. Completed forms must be returned prior to or at the time of registration. No exceptions.

12. Transportation, lodging and meals associated with those competing in the Utah Envirothon are the responsibility of the individual teams and/or sponsors and schools, unless otherwise specified.

13. Test station competition will be held in an outdoor setting. Team members should wear appropriate clothing. Do not wear any item of clothing that may identify your team by city, county, or school. State Envirothon T-shirts will be provided and worn by all team members during the station testing and oral presentation.

15. Judges' decisions are final on all events. Formal appeals may be filed by contacting the Utah Envirothon Chairperson and completing the appeals form. Written appeals will be reviewed by an appointed appeals committee. The appeals committee will consist of at least three members chosen by the State Envirothon Committee. The decision of the Appeals Committee will be final.

16. The team having the highest cumulative point total in all phases of the State Envirothon competition is eligible to attend the Canon Envirothon competition. In the event of a team tie, the team with the highest oral presentation score will be the winning team.

17. In the event the winning team cannot represent Utah at the Canon Envirothon competition, the team with the next highest score will be eligible to compete.

21. Any infraction of the rules and regulations of the Utah Envirothon could result in disqualification and dismissal from the event and host site.

22. Rules and regulations of the Utah Envirothon program are subject to change by the Utah Envirothon Steering Committee.

These rules and regulations were reviewed and revised in October 1998.