3rd-4th Grade Envirothon
Welcome to the 3rd-4th Grade York County Envirothon!
Please complete the following steps to participate in the Envirothon:
- Register Your School by December 1
- Register Your Team(s) & Order T-Shirts by March 1
- Register Your Students the morning of the competition
3rd-4th Grade Competition
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Location: John C. Rudy County Park
3rd – 4th Grade Study Resources
Please utilize Study Resource Cover Sheet for each study topic and use it for reference to ensure you have each of the study resources you need for each subject.
Aquatics 2026
Forestry 2026
Forestry Study Resource Cover Sheet
- Tree Identification Basics
- Leaf Characteristics
- Trees + Me = Forestry 4H Workbook – Chapters 2 & 3
- From the Woods: Community Forests (Updated 10/30/25)
- Environment & Ecology Series: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
- Environment & Ecology Series: Threatened, Endangered, & Extinct
- From the Woods: American Chestnut
- Nature’s Best Hope: Young Reader’s Edition – Ch. 6 (w/ addition from York County Parks)
- Sample Species Practice – 2026 (Backyard Species)
- Sample Backyard Species Fact Pack
Wildlife 2026
Study Resource Questions, Comments, or Concerns?
Contact us! Use the form below to submit your study resource questions, comments, or concerns.
Team Registration
Please submit one team registration form for each participating team. Each participating student and one coach per team will receive a free T-shirt. Extra T-shirts can be purchased on our website here.
Team Registration is now closed.
Order Extra Envirothon T-ShirtsStudy Session Registration
Participate in an Envirothon study session to help your team prepare for the Envirothon competition.
3rd-4th Grade Envirothon Study Session Dates:
- Option 1: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 (4:30PM-7:30PM)
- Option 2: Thursday, March 26, 2026 (4:30-7:30PM)
- Option 3: Saturday, March 28, 2026 (12:30-3:30PM)
Location:
- York County Conservation District: 2401 Pleasant Valley Road, York, PA 17402
Guidelines:
- Your students will rotate through several activity stations. Five minutes between rotations is scheduled for using restrooms or eating snacks.
- Students must be supervised by coaches or school-approved chaperones at all times. Please inform parents or guardians to deliver their student directly to their coach or chaperone in the front lobby and pick up their student directly from their coach or chaperone in the front lobby. Do not drop a child off outside, send them in alone, or instruct them to exit the building to leave unless directly accompanied by a parent, guardian, coach, or chaperone.
- Parents and siblings should not attend.
- Teams may arrive up to 15 minutes early to check-in and get to your first station location. Please report how many students are attending from your group when you check-in.
- Students and coaches are welcome to bring a snack. Please advise students to bring non-disruptive snacks.
Study Session Registration is now closed.
Coach’s Manual
How to Coach an Envirothon Team
Click below to learn everything you need to know to successfully coach a 3rd – 4th Grade Envirothon team!
2026 3rd – 4th Grade Coach’s ManualSchool Registration
Please submit one school registration form for each participating school.
The School Registration is your school’s “intent to participate” and is not a binding commitment. Even if you are not certain your school will be able to participate, we encourage you to submit the School Registration Form so that you continue receiving communications from the York County Envirothon in the meantime.
School Registration is now closed.
3rd-4th Grade Competition Photos
Thanks for participating in the 3rd-4th Grade Envirothon!
Please see below photos from the event.
How to Download your Team Photos:
- Click on your team photo to expand the image.
- Once you are viewing the expanded image, right click the image.
- Select “Save image as” to download the image and save it to your computer.
