Local teams compete in Envirothon

Pictured, from left, are Ricky Curtis, Chris Sims, Ben Cannon, Ashley Phillips, John Douglas, and John Carmichael, who represented Warren County High School at the Envirothon. (Photo provided)

The 11th annual Hull-York Lakeland RC&D Envirothon competition was held recently at Cane Creek Park in Cookeville.

Twenty-four teams competed, representing 11 counties from the Upper Cumberland area.

Clarkrange High School took first-place honors. Those students advanced to the state competition scheduled at Indian Creek Camp in Liberty, Tenn.

Two teams from Warren County competed.

The Envirothon is an environmental competition consisting of written and hands-on tests covering five environmental topics. Four topics are constant from year to year and one new topic changes annually.

The four topics that remain unchanged are: aquatics, forestry, soils, and wildlife. The new topic for this year was managing urban landscapes.

The winning team from state competition will advance to the national competition in Springfield, Missouri July 18-24.