2024 Ontario Envirothon Coaches Corner
Welcome to the 2023 Ontario Envirothon Coaches Corner. On this page, you will find program details and important documents for this year's online program. With the new format, we strongly encourage coaches and participants to take the time to become familiar with the Rules and Regulations document.
Any questions about the program format, important dates, etc. can be directed to the Forests Ontario Education Team at envirothon@forestsontario.ca.
For questions about in-person regional events please connect with your Regional Coordinator.
Important Dates:
- April 28, 2023 - Virtual iNaturalist Challenges end, proof of competition must be submitted to count towards weighted provincial draw
- May 12, 2023 - Virtual and wildcard draws for Provincial competition. Other regional winners selected at local events
- May 29 to 31, 2023 - Virtual Provincial Competition
- June 9, 2023 - Ontario Envirothon Provincial Champions announced online, full event rankings released
- July 23-29, 2023 - NCF-Envirothon hosted at Mount Allison University, New Brunswick
Important Documents:
2023 Ontario Envirothon Presentation Data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JCK8JBOobwMwHYiJTL_41RonWrCozhdj/edit#gid=722707555
Resources:
Species at Risk Guide:
A species at risk is any species that is at risk of disappearing from where it occurs naturally, whether it is from our forests, our waterways, or even our towns. The province of Ontario has 264 species at risk ranging from special concern to extirpated, each with their own individual needs that have been threatened by a variety of factors, including but not limited to habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, pollution, disease, climate change, and other anthropogenic factors.
In this Ontario Envirothon Study Guide, students will be introduced to species at risk, their conservation status designations, the importance of biodiversity, the threats to species at risk, and what is being done to protect them.
Species at Risk Webinar:
Virtual Regional Activities:
iNaturalist Challenge Observations can be shared on the 2023 Ontario Envirothon Project at https://inaturalist.ca/projects/ontario-envirothon-2023
Participates from in-person regions are encouraged to join and submit observations to the Project as optional training.