Rules and Regulations

1. Team members must be registered in grades 9-12 for the current school year.

2. Teams will consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of five members. Except for teams from joint vocational schools, team members may not be drawn from different schools.

3. Alternate team members may substitute for regular team members if properly registered. All alternates must be registered properly at the Area level to be permitted to fill in at the State level. Alternates may not attend the competition if they are not needed on the team the day of the contest.

4. Each school is permitted to send a maximum of two teams to the Area Envirothon.

5. Teams must be accompanied to any Envirothon competition by an adult advisor or SWCD representative. During the competition the advisor may accompany the team but shall not assist the team by answering questions, either directly or indirectly.

6. The Envirothon shall consist of five competitive events based on soils, aquatics, forestry, wildlife, and current environmental issues.

7. Team members are not to use or be in the possession of electronic recording devices such as tape records or video tape cameras, etc. during the competition.

8. Team members are not to use or be in the possession of electronic recording devices such as tape recorders or video tape cameras, etc. during the competition.

9. The top four scoring teams from each of the five Area Envirothons will be eligible and expected to compete in the State Envirothon. An Area Envirothon will consist of a minimum of two schools.

10. Judge's decisions are final on all events. Any questions regarding decision must be directed to the Grievance Committee for a decision prior to the final test session the day of the event. Claims registered subsequent to event will be disregarded.

11. Transportation and food will be the responsibility of each participating team unless otherwise specified.

12. Registration forms must be typed and received by the announced deadline. All late or illegible registration forms will be rejected. It is suggested that advisors bring a photocopy of the school medical release form for each team member to the Envirothon competition.

13. The winning team will be the team with the highest cumulative point total at the end of all five events.

14. In the event that the winning team(s) cannot represent their Area or State at the next higher level of competition, the team with the next highest score will be eligible to compete.

15. Rules and regulations of the Envirothon are subject to change. Any and all relevant changes will be explained to all teams and advisors at an affected Envirothon competition.

16. Any suggestions for improvement of these rules and regulations will be considered by the Area IV Envirothon Committee. Changes will be made only upon general consensus of the committee.