Twelve teams competed March 6th, in the 2018 Southeast Regional Envirothon Competition at Southeast Community College-Beatrice Campus.  The Envirothon is a natural resources competition for 9th through 12th grade students.  The competition consists of seven testing stations, where participants answer questions on aquatics, forestry, special topics, soils, policy & land use, range, and wildlife. 
Norris High School, with team members of Gus Woeppel, Nate Wheeler, Adam Essink, Sage Ehlers and Carter Rohrer was the first place team. They will join 13 other schools from across the state to participate in the Nebraska State Envirothon Competition April 25, 2018 at Niobrara State Park, Niobrara, NE. The Milford team number one placed second.
A special thanks to Southeast Community College staff and students who assisted with the competition.  The Lower Big Blue NRD coordinated the Regional Envirothon contest, which was held in conjunction with the District Ag Ed Contest. 

March 12, 2018

IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

From Scott Theis, Operations Supervisor

          Lower Big Blue NRD