Lexington High School proudly represented Massachusetts at the National Conservation Foundation (NCF) Envirothon, where their performance highlighted outstanding teamwork and collaboration. The students worked across diverse environmental topics—forestry, soils, water, wildlife, and the current issue—relying on each other’s strengths to tackle complex tests. Their preparation involved fieldwork, research, and practice presentations, which paid off in their ability to think critically and communicate clearly under pressure. Guided by coach Steve Wilkins, the team’s success stemmed from a strong sense of shared responsibility, trust, and dedication—qualities that allowed them to excel at one of the most competitive high school environmental science events, resulting in an overall 1st place win! The team also scored 1st in forestry and soils and 2nd in water and wildlife. A huge thank you to Ecostation Leaders Pam Landry, Kathryn Parent, Felicia Hubacz, Brittany Gutermuth and Maggie Payne and their staff for assisting the team with training.
We are proud of you Lexington!
1st place Soils and Land Use1st place ForestryOpening Ceremonytraining daytraining dayteam swag swap!team swag swap!Welcome to Calgary!Official team photo!
Layered under sweaters and raincoats, our teams showed their team spirit with fabulous t-shirts! The DCR Forest Health Seasonal crew awarded these 4 as the best of the bunch! Congratulations!
Best use of Current Issue Theme (Forest Stewardship)
Fitting that Oliver Ames should win a prize- we’re on their home turf and this contest was suggested by a former team mate in 2013!
Most Artistic goes to Fitchburg High School!
Best use of other Envirothon Themes goes to rookie team: Dedham High School
Creative Coordination goes to the ever purple Monty Tech!
Special thanks to the Freda and Dunham families for sponsoring these awards this year!
Well folks, they did it again! Lexington High School took first place overall!
It was a WET and windy day but our 31 teams from 23 schools did an amazing job! A huge thanks to the volunteers and park staff who made the day a huge success! eProgram lists almost all of them! More pictures coming soon.
Overall
1 Lexington High School 2 Minuteman Technical High School 3 Reading Memorial High School 4 Shepherd Hill Regional High School 5 Acton Boxborough Regional High School 6 Boston Latin School 7 Salem High School 8 Fitchburg High School 9 Doherty High School 10 Somerset Berkley Regional High School
Current Issue
1 Lexington High School GREEN
2 Lexington High School BLUE
3 Shepherd Hill Regional High School MAROON
4 Fitchburg High School
5 Monty Tech GREEN
Forestry
1 Lexington High School BLUE
2 Acton Boxborough Regional High School BLUE
3 Fitchburg High School
4 Minuteman Technical High School
5 Boston Latin School
Soils
1 Lexington High School GREEN
2 Lexington High School BLUE
3 Reading Memorial High School BLUE
4 Acton Boxborough Regional High School GREEN
5 Minuteman Technical High School
Water
1 Lexington High School BLUE
2 Salem High School
3 (Tie) Boston Latin and Somerset Berkeley Regional High School
Do you work with high school aged youth and the natural environment? Come check out the MA Envirothon and learn how to form a team! Sign up here by May 20!
It started off as a beautiful day! The 2024 MA Envirothon competition had to end early due to severe weather. After careful analysis of the scores received in the four full sessions completed, we were able to clearly determine an overall 1st place winner:
Lexington High School (Blue)
Congrats Eileen, Caroline, Jocelyn, Tomer and Erin! Good luck at NCF Envirothon in July!
Because not every team was able to complete every station, we have opted to report out Honorable Mentions for high scores on the stations instead of a ranking, in alphabetical order.
Honorable Mentions
Forest Acton Boxborough Regional High School (Blue) Fitchburg High School Lexington High School (Green) Reading Memorial High School (Blue) Shepherd Hill Regional High School (Maroon)
Soil Fitchburg High School Lexington High School (Blue) & (Green) Minuteman High School Environmental Tech (Blue) Reading Memorial High School (Blue) Shepherd Hill Regional High School (Gold)
Water Lexington High School (Blue) & (Green) Minuteman High School Environmental Tech (Blue) & (Green) Norfolk County Agricultural High School Reading Memorial High School (Blue) Shepherd Hill Regional High School (Maroon)
Wildlife Boston Latin Academy (Green) Brockton High School/Wildlands Trust/Manomet (Green) Fitchburg High School Lexington High School (Blue) & (Green) Minuteman High School Environmental Tech (Blue) & (Green)
Current Issue Acton Boxborough Regional High School (Blue) Brockton High School/Wildlands Trust/Manomet (Green) Lexington High School (Blue) Millbury Jr./Sr. High School O’Bryant School for Math and Science (Green)
Congratulations to all our teams for their hard work throughout the 23-24 program year!
The Licensed Site Professional Association‘s 30 for 30 grant program has awarded $6500 to MA Envirothon to distribute to teams to cover transportation and registration fees.
Thanks to the generosity of the Licensed Site Professional Association (LSPA) 30for30 Grant program, Envirothon teams that serve students from environmental justice designated areas may apply for funds to cover registration and transportation to events in spring and fall of 2024.
To see if your community qualifies, please refer to this map.
To apply for funding, please complete the this short form, including how much you are asking for and how the funds will be spent.
Priority will be given to:
Teams who are new to the program or
Teams who are willing and able to “bus-pool” with other teams (in district or nearby) or
Teams who are able to get their sending district to cover a portion of the total cost
If you have any questions, contact massenvirothon@gmail.com! We are excited for this opportunity to provide support for our Envirothon teams and happy to work with you to get permission from your administration/district to participate.
Huge thanks to the LSPA for recognizing the importance of work Envirothon teams are doing in their communities and helping amplify their voices! We look forward to working with Association members to mentor teams in the future!
Congratulations to Jamie Yu, Caroline Ehmann, Jocelyn Chen, Eileen Ho, Christopher Yoo and coach Steve Wilkins from Lexington High School on their incredible performance at the 2023 NCF Envirothon in New Brunswick!
As one of the top three teams, they presented in front of a special panel of judges- you can watch them here starting at 2:36:00. These amazing youths also won all of the station tests (scoresheet!) – and had fun!!
And here is a google album of photos of the team in New Brunswick (thanks for the pictures NCF Envirothon!) and training beforehand in MA.
The team was honored by Governor Healy at the State House in late August.
Governor Healey presented the team with a proclamation honoring their historic triumph at the State House in late August. She wanted details on the legislation the team prepared for their town selectmen around improving energy efficiency in homes in Lexington as part of their MA Current Issue and Community Engagement award.
We are so proud of the team and grateful to their families and the greater Envirothon community for their support of the program.
Teams from across the Commonwealth are gathering at Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park in Uxbridge, MA on Thursday May 25th, 2023 to compete at the 36th Annual Massachusetts Envirothon! They will be supported by over a hundred volunteers from a wide network of environmental professionals. More information can be found in our Zero Waste eProgram We’re excited!
Massachusetts Envirothon 2018
Local teens to compete in Mass. Envirothon on Thursday, May 25th at Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park, Uxbridge
UXBRIDGE, Mass., May 19, 2023 – For the past school year, high school students across the commonwealth have been studying climate change in their community, assessing climate change vulnerabilities and assets, researching nature-based solutions, interviewing people who make decisions, and thinking about how to include those who have not yet joined the conversation.
They’ll present their findings at the 36th annual Massachusetts Envirothon competition on Thursday, May 25th at the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park in Uxbridge, Mass. The approximately 120 students from 18 Massachusetts communities will also test their knowledge of the area’s soils, forests, water, and wildlife as part of the competition.
At this outdoor field event, teams will rotate through four “ecostations” where they will answer written questions and engage in hands-on activities such as soil analysis, wildlife habitat assessment, tree identification, and water quality measures. Each team will have 5 participants and schools had an option to bring a 2nd team.
At the fifth station, the Current Issue, each team will give a 15-minute presentation on “Climate Change in Your Community” to a panel of judges. Teams have been researching the Current Issue in their own community in preparation for their presentation. Each panel of judges includes concerned citizens and environmental professionals from government agencies, non-profit organizations, academia and private industry. Teams were asked to craft a proposal for the highest priority action their community should take to address climate change and identify what specific next steps will be required to make it happen.
“These teams work hard getting to know their local ecosystems and how their communities depend on them. We test their scientific knowledge, but we also like to hear their stories about how they have gotten muddy, cold, and tired, and otherwise had fun and fallen in love with nature in their neighborhood. The best hope for the future comes from engaged, scientifically literate citizens who care about their communities and the environment,” said Kelley Freda of the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Division of Water Supply Protection and former chair of the Massachusetts Envirothon Steering Committee.
“The Envirothon is more than just a competition about environmental knowledge. Many teams have taken what they’ve learned and put it to work in an action/service project in their community. The program aims to prepare the next generation for the stewardship work that needs to be done,” said Freda. “And this annual competition actually becomes a festive gathering of the environmental community of Massachusetts. At informal lunchtime roundtables, teams will share stories from their EnviroTreks – places they visited, people they talked to, outdoor experiences, and service projects – during the past year.”
The overall winning team will have the opportunity to represent Massachusetts in the North American Envirothon, which will be held July 23-29 in Tantramar, New Brunswick, Canada.
The 2023 Massachusetts Envirothon is made possible through the contributions of partnering agencies and organizations, including financial support from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs, the U.S. Forest Service, the Massachusetts State Grange, Smithfield Foods, Soil Scientists of Southern New England, Green Newton, Wegman’s supermarkets and local conservation districts.
Fifteen federal and state environmental agencies, conservation districts, non-profit organizations, higher educational institutions, and businesses provide expertise and help organize the event. Dozens of volunteers will also be on hand on May 25th to handle all the event logistics from setting up tents, tables and chairs, checking-in teams, serving food, scoring tests and cleaning up.
Massachusetts Envirothon 
