Maine Envirothon

07/23/2025

Go Maine!

07/22/2025

The winners of the 2025 Maine Envirothon from the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences are competing at the National Conservation Foundation International Envirothon in Calgary, Alberta. Over 50 championship winning teams from around the world are competing in this weeklong competition. The teams arrived Sunday and took part in an opening ceremony, social, and swap meet. Monday featured training in Forestry, Aquatics, Wildlife, Soils, and this year's Current Issue "Roots and Resiliency: Fostering Forest Stewardship in a Canopy of Change."

Today the competition begins with field testing on each of these areas. Good luck to our team from Maine!

08/05/2024

Great Job Spruce Mountain Spruce Mountain High School Envirothon!

This is a video of the Spruce Mountain High School Envirothon Team representing Maine at the 2024 National Conservation Foundation International Envirothon a...

08/03/2024

The Spruce Mountain Envirothon Team finished 20th overall at the National Conservation Foundation international competition. The team scored a superlative 97% in aquatics and was ninth In the world with their project solution to the problem scenario they had to solve. The scenario dealt with managing a local farm and implementing renewable energy practices to make the farm more sustainable. The current issue oral presentation project tests the team’s ability to work together and solve real world problems. Great job, Natalie, Brenden, Lily, Leah, and Hannah!https://envirothon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-NCF-Envirothon-Scoresheet-FINAL.pdf

07/31/2024

The Spruce Mountain Envirothon team is competing at the National Conservation Foundation International Envirothon competition at Hobart and William Smith colleges in Geneva, New York. The team trained with resource professionals on Monday and tested all day Tuesday. We are headed with the entire group to Niagara Falls today. Tomorrow the team will be sequestered to solve a current issue problem dealing with this year‘s topic of renewable energy and will give a presentation on Friday. Thank you to everyone who helped make this trip possible!

08/10/2023

https://www.sunjournal.com/2023/08/08/envirothon-team-finishes-16th-at-world-competition/

The team had the second highest finish in the school's history.

07/28/2023

https://envirothon.org/the-competition/current-competition/

The national Conservation, Foundation Envirothon will have its top three teams presenting this afternoon and its award ceremony this evening. Live streams are available on .The national Conservation, Foundation, Envirothon will have its top three teams presenting this afternoon and its award ceremony this evening. Live streams are available on the website. Good luck to the Maine State Envirothon champions from Spruce Mountain High School.

*Please note, on January 1, 2023, the town of Sackville officially became known as Tantramar. However, print and online travel information may continue to use the name 'Sackville' for some time. Please be aware of this when making travel plans.

07/06/2023

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/education/envirothon-dynasty-looks-to-keep-pace-at-international-competition-education/97-f775b751-876b-46a8-a089-44e0304095c3

Spruce Mountain High School has won 12 of the past 14 state Envirothon titles.

06/21/2023

https://www.sunjournal.com/2023/06/20/spruce-mountain-team-wins-state-envirothon-for-third-time/?fbclid=IwAR19vD1GBE37Z1GtbRke8CRjOkhWmMUril2qoi7V8qOVE2Oq-7Vz7Ll3tFw

The Spruce Mountain High School Envirothon program has a history of doing well at the Maine Envirothon.

08/06/2021

https://www.sunjournal.com/2021/08/03/spruce-mountain-envirothon-team-competes-internationally/

Last year all competitions were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but this year virtual meets were possible for some teams.

05/26/2021

Congratulations to the Spruce Mountain High School Lynx, the 2021 Maine Envirothon State Champions. The Maine Envirothon went virtual this year and teams from across Maine were able to compete online. The Spruce Mountain Lynx earned the right to compete at the 2021 National Conservation Foundation Envirothon, which will also be held remotely. This years competition is about Nebraska's natural resources and preserving ground water in the Ogallala Aquifer.

08/05/2019

The Maine Envirothon Champions from Spruce Mountain High School had a great time in North Carolina at the National Conservation Foundation Envirothon last week. They were in the top 15 in 3 areas. The team was 10th in the current issue test (81/100), 14th in aquatics (82.5/100), 15th in forestry (77/100). They finished 31st overall with a score of 455.58/700