Lancaster County tops state Enviro'jympics
SHAVER’S CREEK Five
members of the Grassland FFA
from Eastern Lancaster County
School District captured the team
title in the first state-wide enviro
lympics competition held on June
27.'
Events in the day-long com
petition sponsored by the Penn
sylvania Association of Con
servation Districts and coor
dinated by Warren Werntz,
southeast regional director, in
volved five areas of expertise.
Each area was implemented by
resource persons from various
state agencies.
The Pennsylvania Game
Commission coordinated the
wildlife segment, which included
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identifying mounted specimens of
mammals and birds found in the
state as well as samples of wildlife
foods, tracks and sign, and bird
calls. A written examination
concluded the wildlife category.
The aquatic biology portion of
the event was implemented by the
Pennsylvania Fish Commission.
Competition in this segment in
volved identifying mounted
specimens of fish species found in
the state’s waters. Competitors
also had to identify reptiles and
amphibians and complete a
written exam relating to fish
species, the characteristics of the
waters and the fish law.
The Bureau of State Parks
coordinated the outdoor problem
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solving portion of the event.
Participants were divided into
groups in which several members
of the group were blindfolded and
required to complete a series of
tasks upon hearing verbal in
structions from their teammates.
This activity was designed to
simulate a survival situation in
which communications and team
work were necessary to complete a
group problem solving task.
The Bureau of Forestry was
responsible for the forestry
segment of the enviro-lympics.
Contestants completed a written
exam testing their knowledge of
the trees in Pennsylvania and had
to identify a dozen species of trees
marked throughout the wooded
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Soils judging rounded out the
five areas of competition and was
implemented by the Soil Con
servation Service. Each team
member was required to complete
a standard scorecard used in the
FFA land judging competition at
two district sites where soils
judging pits had been dug.
Students had to estimate top soil
depth, determine slope, degree of
stoniness, soil texture, internal
drainage and other soil charac
teristics.
They also evaluated each site in
terms of soil conservation prac
tices they would implement and
hazards or limiting factors
relating to specific uses of the site.
Each of the five team members
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competed on an individual basis in
each category and team results
were then tallied for a combined
team effort.
Robert Lauffer, who coached the
team, said; “We were quite
pleased with the showing our
students made in the competition.”
Members«representing the team
were seniors: Mike Weaver, son of
Mr. Lloyd Weaver, New Holland,
and Jodi Carmen, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Carmen of
Narvon. Three juniors made up the
the remainder of the team; Brian
Hurst, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mervm
Hurst, Bowmansville; Linda Good,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Good, East Earl; and Kevin
Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Martin, East Earl.
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