Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District<\/a>, adding roughly 35\u00a0volunteers act as stop attendants to help the event run smoothly.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Volunteers](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-Envirothon)
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Questions range from animal identification using pelts to\u00a0measuring the height of a tree.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once teams complete the stations, students must\u00a0create a poster and present\u00a0an oral report\u00a0to a panel of judges, based on a scenario-based\u00a0question.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This year, the question is\u00a0about managing a 400-acre property, where they must outline how they would balance land-use decisions such as agriculture,\u00a0recreation\u00a0and environmental conservation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
In addition to field testing,\u00a0Envirothon\u00a0includes an annual theme.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Agriculture and land use take focus in 2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
For 2026, the focus is on agriculture and land management\u00a0\u2014\u00a0a topic\u00a0that\u00a0reflects\u00a0the province\u2019s strong ties to the agricultural sector.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe rotate themes each year.\u00a0We\u00a0thought this made a lot of sense as Manitoba is\u00a0such an agricultural province,\u201d says\u00a0Nicol.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe\u00a0great thing\u00a0about Envirothon is that\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0fast-paced,\u00a0high-energy\u00a0and fun, but also competitive.\u00a0These are students who have trained and educated themselves for the last couple of months to prepare for this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Top teams advance to provincial competition in Whiteshell\u00a0<\/p>\n
This year, the\u00a0eastern\u00a0regionals took place at\u00a0Tourond\u00a0Creek Discovery Centre on Thursday, April 23.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The eastern regional is one of five\u00a0competitions\u00a0held\u00a0across Manitoba,\u00a0with\u00a0the top teams\u00a0advancing to the\u00a0provincial\u00a0competition, taking place at the Tim Hortons Foundation Camp in Whiteshell Provincial Park\u00a0in May.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Provincial qualifiers will be announced at a later date.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cI think a lot of these kids\u00a0are environmentally conscious and want to see how they can work that into their lives and even their careers.\u00a0Envirothon\u00a0gives them\u00a0hands-on learning experience,\u201d Pankiw says.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Manitoba Envirothon\u00a0not only builds\u00a0practical\u00a0skills\u00a0but\u00a0also\u00a0encourages\u00a0students to take an active role in protecting Manitoba\u2019s natural environment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A hands-on environmental competition brought together high school students from across the province for the eastern\u00a0regional\u00a0of the Manitoba…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":634996,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[49,48,295,66],"class_list":["post-634995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/634995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=634995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/634995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/634996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=634995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=634995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=634995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Lynda Nicol, executive director of Manitoba Association of Watersheds, and Joey Pankiw,\u00a0manager of Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District.\u00a0