Ontario Envirothon
Facts

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• Over 90% of participating students feel that the Ontario Envirothon has helped to increase their awareness of the environment, current environmental issues, and general scientific understanding.
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• 100% of Envirothon team advisors felt that Envirothon is a valuable education
program and would like to participate in the following year.
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• Over 86% of students felt that the Ontario Envirothon helped improve
their scientific understanding.
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• 5,000 students across Ontario have benefited from the use of
Envirothon resource material.
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• Over 74% of youths participating in the Envirothon indicated that
the program led them to consider a career in forestry or environmental science.
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• 100% of participants would recommend it to a friend.
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• In the past 8 years the Envirothon has grown approximately 20 times in size
(with the support from the Trillium Foundation from 2000 to 2002).