The twelfth annual Utah Envirothon was held April 24-25th in Cedar City.  We had a record 19 teams competing this year - including 7 FFA teams and 8 rookie teams.  Friday night we gathered in downtown Cedar City at Festival Hall for the oral competition and evening program.  The five member teams each presented a forestry management plan to a panel of judges comprised of resource professionals and educators. 

The current issue was Biodiversity in a Changing World.

Winning Team: Bonneville High School from Ogden, UT, sponsored by the Weber Conservation District.
Advisor: Michelle Wood 

Our winning team represented Utah at the 2009 Canon Envirothon hosted in Asheville, North Carolina this past July. The team came in 34th out of 52 teams. They placed in the top 28 for the four regular study areas: Aquatic Ecology, Forestry, Soils/Land Use and Wildlife. They shined in Siols/Land Use, placing an impressive 12th. 

Team members were: Colton Weese, David Taylor, Cody Cummings, Murielle Parkinson and advisor Michelle Wood.

Winning FFA Team: Hurricane High School FFA sponsored by the Dixie Conservation District.
Advisor: Dustin Dayley

Our winning team represented Utah at the national FFA Competition in Indianapolis, IN in October in the Environmental & Natural Resources Career Development Event.

Team members were: Jacob Stout, Brooke Gubler, Kourtney Tisdale, Drew Mills, Kitre Anderson with FFA Advisor Dustin Dayley.

Many thanks to all the conservation districts who sponsored teams and to all the sponsoring partners of the Utah Envirothon. You make it all possible!