5th – 8th Grade Envirothon
Welcome to the 5th-6th & Middle School 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
Middle School Competition
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Location: John C. Rudy County Park
5th-6th Grade Competition
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Location: John C. Rudy County Park
School 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 Deadline: December 1, 2025
Please submit the form below to register your school.
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 not yet open.
Team Registration will open in December
Order Extra Envirothon T-Shirts
5th – 6th Grade & Middle School Study Resources
Please utilize the Study Resource Cover Sheet for each study topic and use it for reference to ensure you have all of the study resources you need for each subject.
2026 study resources are not yet available. Please check this page after October 1 for 2026 study resources.
Aquatics 2026
Aquatics Study Resource Cover Sheet
- Ponds
- PLAY Winter 2021: Vernal Pools
- PLAY Summer 2021: Jump into Lake Ecology
- What is a Reptile
- What is an Amphibian
- Smart Angler’s Notebook: Water Walkers
- PLAY Winter 2014: Where Do They Go in Winter
- PLAY PA’s Secret Salamanders
- Macroinvertebrates – Allegheny Creek Connections
- Reptiles and Amphibians – PA Fish & Boat Commission
- Fish – PA Fish & Boat Commission
- Frog & Toad Call Sources: (1) Identiflyer; (2) Indiana DNR; (3) Music of Nature
Current Issue 2026
Current Issue Study Resource Packet
Forestry 2026
Forestry Study Resource Cover Sheet
- Identification Pages for the 12 Tree Species
- Leaf Characteristics
- Tree Identification Basics
- Summer Key for Pennsylvania Trees
- Low Impact Recreation: protecting our forests
- Prevent the Spread of…Spotted Lanternfly and Emerald Ash Borer!
- Watch Out For…Poison Ivy and Stinging Nettle!
- Protect…Turkey Tail Fungus, Christmas Fern, and Lichen!
- Mountain Laurel
- Jewelweed
Wildlife 2026
Wildlife Study Resource Cover Sheet
- 1. PA Wildlife Journal (Click here to print all PA Wildlife Journal species pages together) *PA Wildlife Journal book is available for purchase on Amazon here.
- Opossum (Pages 5-7)
- Bats (Pages 14-20)
- Rabbits and Hares (Pages 21-25)
- Mice, Voles, Lemmings (Pages 34-39)
- Woodchuck (Pages 46-48)
- Squirrels (Pages 49-52)
- Skunks (Pages 69-71)
- Raccoon (Pages 75-79)
- White-tailed deer (Pages 98-103)
- Vultures (Pages 120-122)
- Swans and Geese (Pages 123-127)
- Typical Owls (Pages 179-187)
- 2. PA Game Commission’s “About the Pennsylvania Game Commission”
- 3. PA Game Commission’s “Basic Hunter-Trapper Education”
- 4. Skull Study worksheets: general information and species ID
Study Resource Questions, Comments, or Concerns?
Contact us! Use the form below to submit your study resource questions, comments, or concerns.
Coach’s Manual
How to Coach an Envirothon Team
Click below to learn everything you need to know to successfully coach a 5th – 6th Grade and/or Middle School Envirothon team!
2026 5th – 6th Grade and Middle School Coach’s ManualStudy Session Registration
Participate in an Envirothon study session to help your team prepare for the Envirothon competition.
5th-6th Grade & Middle School Envirothon Study Session Dates:
- Option 1: Monday, March 23, 2026 (4:30-7:30PM)
- Option 2: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 (4:30-7:30PM)
- Option 3: Saturday, March 28, 2026 (9:00AM-12:00PM)
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.
Register:
Study session registration will open in December.
Middle School Competition Photos
Thanks for participating in the Middle School 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.
5th-6th Grade Competition Photos
Thanks for participating in the 5th-6th 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.
