MN Envirothon & Youth Education
What is the Envirothon?
The Minnesota Envirothon is an outdoor field experience and academic competition that educates students, ages 14 to 19, about our state's conservation issues and careers in natural resource management. First, student teams of five compete in local, area Envirothons. The top three teams advance to the State Envirothon where they are tested in five categories: Aquatics, Forestry, Soils & Land Use, Wildlife, and the current environmental issue. One team will advance to the National Envirothon to compete with thousands of students from around the world to showcase their skills and passion for protecting natural resources and compete for scholarships and prizes.
Minnetonka High School - 2025 - won 1st Place at Nationals for Oral Presentation and 8th place overall!
MN Envirothon Event Information
THANK YOU!
2026 Sponsors
MAY 24, 2027
OLIVER KELLEY FARM​​​
15788 Kelley Farm Road, Elk River, MN
For More Information:
EMAIL: mnenvirothon@gmail.com
Watch to learn more:
2027 Info Coming Soon!
Area Envirothons
Register a 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 one MN team will advance to the National Envirothon!
Contact Your Area Coordinator
2026 Event Schedule
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2026 State Event Rules
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MN Envirothon 2026 Top 3 Teams
2nd Place:
Team Waubun
1st Place:
Team Hopkins
3rd Place:
Team Sartell
Team Hopkins advanced to the National Envirothon to compete with thousands of students from around the world.
2027 Current Issue:
Soil Health Management: Agricultural Principles and Stewardship
2027 Info Coming Soon!
Click on the images below to open and download the 2026 Study Guides:
Aquatics/Wetlands
Soils/Land Use
Forestry
Wildlife
MN Envirothon Study Guides & Scenarios
NCF National 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 to celebrate 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.