MN Envirothon & Youth Education
What is the Envirothon?
The Minnesota Envirothon is an outdoor field experience and academic competition that educations students, ages 14 to 19, about our state's conservation issues and careers in natural resource management. First, student teams of five compete in area Envirothons where they are tested in five categories: Aquatics, Forestry, Soils & Land Use, Wildlife, and the current environmental issue. The top three teams advance to the State Envirothon where only one team will advance to the National Envirothon to compete with thousands of students from around the world for scholarships and prizes.
MN Envirothon Event Information
MAY 18, 2026
OLIVER KELLEY FARM​​​
15788 Kelley Farm Road, Elk River, MN
TO REGISTER or For More Information:
EMAIL: mnenvirothon@gmail.com
Area Envirothons
Register your team of five with a school coach to compete in your local area event. The top three teams will advance to the state event where only one MN team will advance to the National Envirothon.
2026 Event Schedule
Coming Soon!
2026 State Event Rules
Click on button below.
Coming Soon!
2026 Current Issue:
Non-Point Source Pollution:
It begins at home!
Aquatics/Wetlands
Soils/Land Use
Forestry
Wildlife
MN Envirothon Study Materials
NCF National Envirothon
JULY 19-25, 2026
Starkville, Mississippi
Mississippi State University
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​EMAIL: mnenvirothon@gmail.com
to register your school for the 2026 MN Envirothon
Congratulations to the Minnetonka High School team who won 1st place for Oral Presentation and 8th place overall at the
2025 National Envirothon!
Additional Youth Educational Materials & Events
Every year around Arbor Day, many SWCDs conduct tree sales and conservation-focused events at local schools like poster contests and more! Contact your SWCD to find out what they do in your community!
Outdoor Field Days
Many SWCDs conduct outdoor field days as a way of educating students and their community about the environment. Contact your SWCD to learn more.
Drain Adoption
For more info, click here.
Partner Youth Organizations
Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom provides free curriculum, educational resources, grants, outreach and professional development opportunities to increase ag literacy through K-12 education.
Minnesota Future Farmers of America still stands for Future Farmers, but, also Future Scientists, Future Environmentalists, Future Veterinarians, Future Teachers, and Future Global Problems Solvers too.
Minnesota Farmers Union is teaching children at a young age about agriculture and the cooperative movement, so they can grow into strong adult MFU members. MFU programs exist to help members make a difference for family farmers and rural Minnesotans for the rest of their lives.